Flooding

Here's how much rain fell on Mass. in Tuesday's intense storms

Flooding was widespread, swamping major highways and requiring first responders to be rescued

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Overnight Tuesday night: Passing showers. Lows in the 60s. Wednesday: Fresh breeze, comfortable air, mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s. Thursday: Clouds thicken, late day & night showers. Highs in the 80s.

Torrential rain fell across the Greater Boston area on Tuesday as waves of storms sparked tornado warnings and flooded roads.

Rainfall totals varied widely as of Tuesday afternoon. More than half a foot of rain fell in Lawrence, according to the National Weather Service, while Boston's Logan International Airport had fewer than 1.5 inches.

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Flooding was widespread, swamping major highways and requiring first responders to be rescued.

PHOTOS: See the flooding as storms brought heavy rain on Aug. 8, 2023

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A viewer photo shows East Mill Pond in North Andover flooded, the dam completely submerged.

Here's how many inches of rain fell across Massachusetts Tuesday:

A map showing estimated rainfall totals across the Boston area on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Storms dropped more than 6 inches in some areas north of Boston, and much of Cape Cod saw at least two inches of rain.
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A map showing estimated rainfall totals across the Boston area on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Storms dropped more than 6 inches in some areas north of Boston, and much of Cape Cod saw at least two inches of rain.

Barnstable County
Yarmouth 4.26
Hyannis 3.8
Falmouth 2.21
Mashpee 1.02

Bristol County
Westport 2.72
New Bedford 1.87
Somerset 1.29
Berkley 1.18
Fall River 1.15
North Dighton 1.14
Raynham 1.07

Essex County
Lawrence 6.24
Tewksbury 5.61
Andover 4.42
Bradford 4.36
Groveland 3.65
Merrimac 2.88
West Newbury 2.45
Haverhill 1.81
Methuen 1.75
Beverly 1.51
Middleton 1.2

New England pummeled in severe summer storm
Stranded vehicles, property damage and flash floods were seen across New England on Tuesday, while parts of Massachusetts were under a tornado warning.

Middlesex County
Burlington 3.77
Lexington 3.76
Wellesley 3.67
Bedford 3.57
Cochituate 3.45
Lexington 3.25
Sudbury 3.18
Natick 2.8
Lexington 2.77
Wayland 2.68
Cambridge 2.57
Reading 2.49
Framingham 2.47
Somerville 2.44
Natick 2.4
Stow 2.37
Woburn 2.35
Westford 2.25
Carlisle 2.18
Newton 2.14
Natick 2.11
Carlisle 2.08
Waltham 1.92
Marlborough 1.88
Watertown 1.48
North Chelmsford 1.18

Norfolk County
Franklin 3.67
Walpole 3.63
Millis 3
Needham 2.88
Wellesley 1.91
Dover 1.89
Franklin 1.67
Westwood 1.16

Plymouth County
West Wareham 1.3
2 ESE Marion 1.09
Wareham 1.02

Suffolk County
Logan Airport 1.34

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