Storm's Lingering Effects Lead To Flooding Concerns
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — The storm that brought several inches of rain is winding down, but minor river flooding in eastern Massachusetts became a concern on Wednesday.
The Purchade Brook in Middleboro, the Assabet River and Shawsheen River are all under a flood warning. All of the rivers are expected to be cresting sometime Wednesday night before subsiding on Thursday morning.
Residents in Everett were still dealing with the aftermath of the storm on Wednesday. Some drivers got stuck trying to make their way through big puddles in the street.
Antonio Barbosa was pumping out water from his basement.
"Last night when I came home from work there was almost two inches," he said.
There was a big dip in the middle of Medford Street in Somerville, along with an MWRA sewer line, which began to back up with all of the rain. Somerville's DPW Commissioner Stan Koty said when the water began to rise it happened very quickly.
"The cap is sealed, so the water rose up with the concrete, the water was probably six to eight feet deep. When the water went back down, the road actually rose up a couple feet," Koty told WBZ NewsRadio.
Because of the flooding, Somerville Police had to help some residents get out of their cars.
Torrential downpours caused a variety of other problems during the afternoon and evening hours on Tuesday.
Green Line passengers had to be bused for a time between the Kenmore and Fenway stations because of a one-foot rise on the Muddy River. The MBTA said sandbags were placed to protect the subway tunnel east of Fenway.
In Wilmington, police said the Shawsheen River had started running across Whipple Road near the Billerica line.
The T was reporting no major service problems on Wednesday.
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WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports:
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