Severe weather -- including the issuance of multiple tornado warnings -- caused numerous issues in Massachusetts on Sunday.
One of the hardest hit areas appeared to be Fitchburg, where several roads were closed after a flash flood caused parts of the road to open up in some areas.
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NBC Boston meteorologists said parts of the city saw about 3.4 inches of rain.
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Residents say it all happened so fast.
"Just a trickle usually, now it's roaring down," one woman said. "It's never taken out the road, it's never done anything like this."
"There were very large rocks, couple maybe 150 pounds, rolling down the road like they were nothing," one man said.
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As the rain came down Sunday, neighbors watched as flood waters started rushing out of a culvert on Hobson Street, sending it right down the road like a river.
Some streets looked more like waterfalls than roadways.
"I had a couple inches in the basement... the neighbors definitely got the worst of it... they had 4-5 inches in the basement, their backyard is gone, it's just wiped out."
That neighbor is Rikki Phim.
"My car's damaged, my yard is totaled, basement flood, my garage, forget it, it's full of water, " Phim said.
He says this is the third time this has happened since he's lived there, but this one he says has been the worst he's seen.
Video showed cars trying to make their way through flooded streets Sunday. In other areas, the heavy rain took out several parts of the road making them impassable.
"The pipe backed up up the street and wiped everything out coming down the road, it was literally like a river," one man said.
The mayor, police chief, fire chief and other city leaders were out assessing the damage Sunday afternoon. Officials say crews were out all day dealing with flooded backyards and eroded streets, trying to stay on top of everything the best they can.
No one was injured, thankfully. City officials said they were trying to get the roads patched back up quickly to get them reopened soon.
"We have a sewer system that is functioning property but with this volume of rain, I don't think there's any system that can handle it, so that's what it's resulting in, some of the problems we're seeing today," Mayor Stephen Dinatale said.
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In Brockton near the Westgate Mall, Westgate Drive was flooded in front of the Salvation Army and Westgate Lanes Bowling Alley. Firefighters and police blocked off the side of the street closest to Rt. 27 Reynolds Memorial Highway, where two cars were reportedly stuck.
Trees were down in a number of towns including Canton and Burlington.
Flooding was also reported in other areas in New England, including Connecticut and New Hampshire.
Roads were closed due to flooding in Avon, Bristol and New Britain, Conn., and Brace Road in West Hartford is flooded, with firefighters on scene. Norfolk and Torrington area also reported road closures.
Officials announced shortly before 11 a.m. that Sunday's Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon had been postponed until 12 p.m. on Monday. Additional details can be found here.
Manchester mayor Joyce Craig listed the roads closed in her city on social media.
The full list is as follows:
- Beech Street at Green Street
- Beech Street between Spring Garden and Mitchell
- Brown Ave at Connecting Road
- Cahill Ave between March Ave and the deadend
- Cilley Road between Beech Street and Lincoln Street
- Cohas Ave between Greenwood and Island Pond Road
- Commercial Street between Dow Street and Canal Street
- Hanover Street Connector between Hanover Street and Candia Road
- Hanover Street infront of the East Side Plaza
- Mammoth Road between Porter Ave and Tarrytown Road
- Massabesic Street between Valley Street and Mammoth Road
- Smyth Road at Webster Street
- Union Street at Sommerville Street
In Henniker, NH, police said several roads are already closed due to flooding, including Western Avenue past the bridges, Bear Hill, Gulf Road and the corner of Colby Hill.
Effingham Fire and Rescue announced the road closures and washouts.
"Take care driving throughout town, we are aware of washouts occurring on Province Lake Road uphill from the Huntress Bridge intersection as well as on Colcord Hill road. There is ponding in the roadway in the 600 block of Province Lake Road in the northbound lane (in the area of Station 1)." they wrote on Facebook.
In Antrim, several roads have been closed due to flooding and authorities are managing the closures.
"At this time we have multiple road closures in Antrim and many areas are impassable," said Antrim Fire and Ambulance.
In Hooksett, the police says Mammoth Rd (Rt 28A) is closed between Zapora Drive and Silver Ave due to flooding.
Candia Fire and rescue said North Road is closed in the area by # 373 which is between Healey Road and Currier Road/New Boston intersection.
According to the Alton, NH department of public works, most roads in Alton are closed due flooding, washouts, and mudslides. Rt 140 is also closed.
Thousands of people were also without power due to storm damage.
As of 10:45 a.m., the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency was reporting over 3,000 customers without electricity. And in New Hampshire, Eversource was reporting 183 customers without power and the New Hampshire Electric Co-op another 408.
The FlightAware website is also reporting departure delays at Boston Logan International Airport of between 30 and 45 minutes due to the storms, and inbound flights are being delayed at their origin an average of one hour. Similar delays are being reported at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire.
Meanwhile, recovery efforts were underway in Vermont from recent days of heavy precipitation.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation said 12 state roads remained closed while 12 were partially open to one lane of traffic and 87 have been reopened that were previously closed.
The agency said 211 bridge inspections have been completed this week in damaged areas and there are four state bridges closed and four town structures closed.
Rail lines throughout Vermont were also damaged, the transportation agency said. The agency said it reopened 57 miles (92 kilometers) of rail lines, and 64 miles of rail line remained closed.
“Our crews have been working tirelessly all week to repair the damaged state roads and bridges, and to restore the state’s transportation infrastructure for Vermonters and visitors,” Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
