A steady, drenching rain fell in a large part of Southern New England from Monday evening August 26 through Tuesday morning August 27, 2013. Parts of Washington County, RI received more than 3″ of rain leading to minor street flooding. There were widespread reports of more than 1.5″ of rain from Hartford County in CT to Bristol County in MA, including all of RI. 1.68″ of rain fell at Right Weather in Bristol, RI. The following are unofficial observations sent in to the National Weather Service in Taunton, MA.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1104 AM EDT TUE AUG 27 2013
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 11
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
...HARTFORD COUNTY...
MANCHESTER 1.77 732 AM 8/27 HAM RADIO
SOUTH WINDSOR 1.70 733 AM 8/27 HAM RADIO
BURLINGTON 1.30 959 AM 8/27 GENERAL PUBLIC
MASSACHUSETTS
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
NEW BEDFORD 2.04 926 AM 8/27 SPOTTER
RHODE ISLAND
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
NORTH KINGSTOWN 3.35 955 AM 8/27 SPOTTER
RICHMOND 3.25 930 AM 8/27 PUBLIC
**********************24 HOUR RAINFALL**********************
LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...HARTFORD COUNTY...
3 SW CENTRAL MANCHES 2.04 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 SE ENFIELD 1.17 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 SSE BERLIN 1.03 600 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 WSW WETHERSFIELD 1.02 830 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 E SOUTHINGTON 0.99 600 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 ENE NORTH GRANBY 0.79 730 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...TOLLAND COUNTY...
NNW STAFFORDVILLE 0.65 500 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...WINDHAM COUNTY...
2 SSE NORTH GROSVENO 0.65 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 SW EAST KILLINGLY 0.61 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 ENE DAYVILLE 0.60 830 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
2 WSW FALMOUTH 0.60 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 E FALMOUTH 0.58 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 ESE EAST FALMOUTH 0.53 715 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 NNW FALMOUTH 0.51 715 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 WNW EAST FALMOUTH 0.48 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 NW EAST FALMOUTH 0.46 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 NNW FALMOUTH 0.45 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 NNW YARMOUTH 0.36 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 SSE YARMOUTH 0.33 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 SE EAST SANDWICH 0.31 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 ENE HARWICH 0.29 900 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 ESE BREWSTER 0.23 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 ENE NORTH FALMOUTH 0.21 500 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 W ORLEANS 0.14 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 E ORLEANS 0.13 740 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 SW EASTHAM 0.10 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 NE HARWICH 0.08 755 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 ESE WELLFLEET 0.06 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 SE WELLFLEET 0.06 745 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 NW WELLFLEET 0.06 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
1 WSW DIGHTON 1.85 830 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 WSW SWANSEA 1.45 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
SSE SOMERSET 1.42 600 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 SSW DARTMOUTH 0.98 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 E ATTLEBORO 0.65 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 N REHOBOTH 0.52 810 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 NNE NORTON 0.48 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...DUKES COUNTY...
3 N WEST TISBURY 1.15 920 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 NW EDGARTOWN 0.72 900 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 WSW VINEYARD HAVEN 0.68 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 ESE VINEYARD HAVEN 0.33 600 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...ESSEX COUNTY...
3 NW BEVERLY 0.01 650 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...HAMPDEN COUNTY...
1 ESE SPRINGFIELD 0.85 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 SSW WILBRAHAM 0.60 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
2 SW WESTHAMPTON 0.72 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
2 N ASHLAND 0.19 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 SW ACTON 0.05 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
ESE BELMONT 0.03 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 SSE MELROSE 0.02 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
SW AYER 0.02 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 S TOWNSEND 0.01 900 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 ENE CHELMSFORD 0.01 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 E PEPPERELL 0.01 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
1 NW NORWOOD 0.14 600 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 E QUINCY 0.03 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
3 WNW KINGSTON 0.14 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
1 W BRIGHTON 0.05 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 WSW BOSTON 0.03 847 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
1 E SOUTHBRIDGE 1.01 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 S LEOMINSTER 0.10 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
...CHESHIRE COUNTY...
WNW WEST CHESTERFIEL 0.09 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 ENE WEST SWANZEY 0.03 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
1 SSW MONT VERNON 0.18 630 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 ENE HOLLIS 0.06 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 SE FRANCESTOWN 0.04 600 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 S NEW BOSTON 0.03 645 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 W MERRIMACK 0.02 600 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 S NEW IPSWICH 0.01 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 NE NASHUA 0.01 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
RHODE ISLAND
...KENT COUNTY...
2 ESE EAST GREENWICH 1.81 730 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...NEWPORT COUNTY...
1 SW MIDDLETOWN 1.77 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 E LITTLE COMPTON 1.26 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...PROVIDENCE COUNTY...
2 E CRANSTON 1.46 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
4 E CRANSTON 1.36 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 SE PROVIDENCE 1.01 815 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 SW PAWTUCKET 0.57 800 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
2 E PAWTUCKET 0.52 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
3 SE WEST GLOCESTER 0.40 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
NE MANVILLE 0.36 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 ESE WOONSOCKET 0.34 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
3 N NORTH KINGSTOWN 1.90 900 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 NW KINGSTON 1.81 835 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
4 S HOPE VALLEY 1.51 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
6 W KINGSTON 1.40 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
1 SE CHARLESTOWN 0.91 700 AM 8/27 COCORAHS
