A third consecutive day of locally heavy thunderstorms led to flash flooding and wind damage in parts of Southern New England on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over Long Island in the morning and moved northeast into Southern New England during the afternoon. The storms lasted until mid-evening on Cape Cod. Severe thunderstorms, along with a possible tornado, moved across Narragansett Bay into Bristol County in RI and MA. Locally heavy rain led to flash flooding in Southeastern Massachusetts, particularly on Cape Cod in the evening.
Below are rainfall totals and damage reports submitted to the National Weather Service office in Taunton, MA.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
931 PM EDT TUE SEP 03 2013
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 12
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
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
EAST SANDWICH 4.11 930 PM 9/03 NWS EMPLOYEE
WEST BARNSTABLE 3.70 800 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
EAST FALMOUTH 2.67 800 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
TRURO 2.22 920 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
WEST FALMOUTH 2.13 800 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
YARMOUTH 2.10 920 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
CENTERVILLE 2.09 847 PM 9/03 TRAINED SPOTTER
BOURNE 1.97 800 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
FAIRHAVEN 3.54 800 PM 9/03 WEST ISLAND
NEW BEDFORD 2.80 837 PM 9/03 TRAINED SPOTTER
ACUSHNET 1.23 800 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
ROCHESTER 1.36 800 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
RHODE ISLAND
...NEWPORT COUNTY...
TIVERTON 1.30 800 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
NORTH KINGSTOWN 2.09 442 PM 9/03 TRAINED SPOTTER
CHARLESTOWN 2.06 508 PM 9/03 AMATEUR RADIO
WESTERLY 1.78 441 PM 9/03 TRAINED SPOTTER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
931 PM EDT TUE SEP 03 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0416 PM FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
STREET FLOODING AT LEAST 6 INCHES DEEP AT WOOD STREET
AND ASHLEY BLVD.
0418 PM LIGHTNING NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
LIGHTNING STRUCK HOUSE. CHIMNEY BLOWN OFF. ELECTRICAL
OUTLETS BLOWN OUT.
0424 PM HAIL BARRINGTON 41.74N 71.32W
09/03/2013 M1.00 INCH BRISTOL RI NWS EMPLOYEE
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG BARRINGTON 41.74N 71.32W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL RI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCH AND WIRES DOWN ON PLYMOUTH DRIVE
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG BARRINGTON 41.74N 71.32W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL RI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE TREE DOWN ON DEVONSHIRE DRIVE. TWO FOOT DIAMETER
TREES DOWN ON THE GOLF COURSE AT RI COUNTRY CLUB. LARGE
BRANCHES DOWN ON MIDDLE HIGHWAY AND NYATT ROAD.
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG WARREN 41.72N 71.27W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL RI AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE BRANCH PARTIALLY BLOCKING MARKET STREET
0426 PM FLOOD WARREN 41.72N 71.27W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL RI AMATEUR RADIO
MAIN STREET FLOODED AND NEAR IMPASSIBLE
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG WARREN 41.72N 71.27W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL RI AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS MARKET STREET
0426 PM TSTM WND DMG BARRINGTON 41.74N 71.32W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL RI AMATEUR RADIO
TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON OPECHEE STREET
0428 PM TSTM WND DMG SWANSEA 41.75N 71.18W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 136
0430 PM FLOOD SWANSEA 41.75N 71.18W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
STREET FLOODING 8 INCHES DEEP AT ROUTE 136.
0545 PM FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
SIX INCHES OF FLOODING IN TYPICAL PLACES...COGGESHALL
ST. AND ROUTE 140 AT ROUTE 6.
0550 PM FLOOD FALL RIVER 41.71N 71.11W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING OF STAFFORD SQUARE AREA.
0600 PM FLOOD NEW BEDFORD 41.66N 70.94W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
ROUTE 18 BY RAILROAD TRACKS FLOODED WITH A CAR STUCK IN
THE WATER.
0637 PM FLOOD FAIRHAVEN 41.65N 70.82W
09/03/2013 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO
7-12 INCHES OF WATER ON GREEN STREET NEAR CUSHMAN PARK
0643 PM FLOOD MARION 41.70N 70.76W
09/03/2013 PLYMOUTH MA AMATEUR RADIO
ONE LANE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE ON RTE. 6 WEST BY
CONVERSE ROAD
0655 PM FLASH FLOOD SANDWICH 41.76N 70.50W
09/03/2013 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
TWO FEET OF WATER FLOODING ROUTE 6A AND MAIN STREET.
RIVER STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0718 PM FLASH FLOOD SANDWICH 41.76N 70.50W
09/03/2013 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
SCORTON CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS...WITH FLOODING
PARTIALLY BLOCKING ROUTE 6A.
0725 PM FLOOD MASHPEE 41.65N 70.48W
09/03/2013 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING AT MASHPEE ROTARY...RTE. 28 AND RTE. 151.
0730 PM FLASH FLOOD BOURNE 41.73N 70.61W
09/03/2013 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS FLOODED BASEMENTS. REPORT OF DEBRIS FLOWING
INTO BACKYARDS.
0735 PM FLASH FLOOD SANDWICH 41.76N 70.50W
09/03/2013 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
ONE FOOT OF WATER FLOODING BEAL AVENUE AND MAIN
STREET...AND QUAKER MEETING HOUSE ROAD.
0804 PM FLOOD WELLFLEET 41.93N 70.03W
09/03/2013 BARNSTABLE MA LAW ENFORCEMENT
5 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER IN POLICE PARKING LOT. BASEMENT
FLOODED ON CHRIS AVE.
0815 PM FLOOD SANDWICH 41.76N 70.50W
09/03/2013 BARNSTABLE MA AMATEUR RADIO
6 INCHES OF STREET FLOODING ON RT. 6A AT SPRING HILL
ROAD.
