Southern New England rain totals September 1, 2013

Locally heavy rain occurred from the early morning hours through midday in part of Southern New England on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Drenching thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Kent County in RI during the early morning. By mid-morning, the heaviest thunderstorms had shifted to near Boston, with parts of Middlesex, Norfolk, and Suffolk counties all receiving more than 3″ of rain.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1019 PM EDT SUN SEP 01 2013

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                     RAINFALL           OF
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...TOLLAND COUNTY...
   STAFFORDVILLE         0.92   902 PM  9/01  NONE

...WINDHAM COUNTY...
   ASHFORD               0.93   753 AM  9/01  NONE

MASSACHUSETTS

...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
   YARMOUTH              1.52  1111 AM  9/01  AMATEUR RADIO
   CENTERVILLE           1.26   750 AM  9/01  NONE

...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
   NATICK                4.83   103 PM  9/01  TRAINED SPOTTER
   NEWTON                3.25  1237 PM  9/01  AMATEUR RADIO
   SHERBORN              2.39  1234 PM  9/01  AMATEUR RADIO
   ASHLAND               1.80   352 PM  9/01  HAM RADIO
   HUDSON                1.51   214 PM  9/01  TRAINED SPOTTER

...NORFOLK COUNTY...
   WELLESLEY             3.64   350 PM  9/01  HAM RADIO
   NORWOOD               2.29   100 PM  9/01  NWS EMPLOYEE
   DEDHAM                2.24   243 PM  9/01  NONE
   CANTON                1.63   353 PM  9/01  HAM RADIO

...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
   WEST ROXBURY          3.36   306 PM  9/01  HAM RADIO

...WORCESTER COUNTY...
   LEICESTER             1.41   358 PM  9/01  HAM RADIO

NEW HAMPSHIRE

...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
   SOUTH WEARE           2.00  1015 PM  9/01  TRAINED SPOTTER
   GOFFSTOWN             1.43   720 PM  9/01  HAM RADIO

RHODE ISLAND

...KENT COUNTY...
   COVENTRY              5.25   945 AM  9/01  AMATEUR RADIO
   WEST WARWICK          3.00  1115 AM  9/01  NONE
   WARWICK               2.18   135 PM  9/01  NONE

...PROVIDENCE COUNTY...
   SCITUATE              3.24  1100 AM  9/01  HOPE VALLEY
   CRANSTON              2.70  1136 AM  9/01  NONE
   EAST PROVIDENCE       2.30   129 PM  9/01  TRAINED SPOTTER

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
   HOPE VALLEY           1.70  1152 AM  9/01  TRAINED SPOTTER

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