RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service

Situation Update No. 8

Posted:2010-03-14, 04:10:56 [UTC]

Ref.no.: ST-20100314-25319-USA

Situation Update No. 8
On 2010-03-15 at 20:24:40 [UTC]

Event: Extreme Weather
Location: USA MultiStates States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut

Number of Deads: 3 person(s)

Gov. Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts as three days of relentless rain closed roads and spilled rivers and streams over their banks. The National Weather Service reported that the storm dropped more than 8 inches of rain on some areas of the state, with another inch or two expected on Monday. Winds gusted up to 50 mph. State highway officials reported numerous road closures, including on U.S. Route 1 in Topsfield where the Ipswich River flooded the roadway. Workers put sand bags around the entrance to a subway station near Boston’s Fenway Park as the Muddy River rose to 15 feet and threatened to flood the station. The Massachusetts Port Authority said the weather was causing some delays and cancellations at Logan International Airport.