Monday's torrential rain dumped several inches of rain in communities across the region, but Worcester County towns and cities had the highest tallies of rainfall.
Leominster topped the list, with a total of 9.5 inches. The city declared a state of emergency, as rain caused roads to flood and wash out. Many cars became stuck all over the city.
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Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency across Massachusetts Tuesday.
Here are rainfall totals for Worcester County, according to the National Weather Service:
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- Leominster —9.5 inches
- Lunenburg — 7.26 inches
- Fitchburg — 5.1 inches
- Worcester — 2.5 inches
- Holden — 2.39 inches
- Sterling — 2.11 inches
- Holden — 1.62 inches
- West Warren — 1.4 inches
- Shrewsbury — 1.34 inches
- Westborough — .89 inches
- Northborough — .55 inches
- Hubbardston — .47 inches
- Auburn — .28 inches
- Northbridge — .17 inches
During a news conference on Tuesday morning, Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella said there were still 15 road closures, and that crews would be working to assess the flooding and damage on Tuesday.
