MA Recovers From 4+ Inches Of Rain, 70+ Winds In Wild Overnight Storm

MASSACHUSETTS — A wild overnight storm caused flooding and wind damage across Massachusetts as more than four inches of rain fell in some areas while wind gusts topped 70 miles per hour on Cape Cod.

Lexington was the jackpot for rainfall with 4.3 inches measured between Sunday and overnight into Monday morning, while Natick had 4.01 inches, Wellesley had 3.8 inches, Wrentham notched 3.79 inches, Franklin had 3.51 inches and Leominster checked in at 3.49 inches.

Wind gusts were also impressive with Falmouth recording a 71-mile-per-hour gust, Fall River at 58, Brockton at 56, Milton at 53, Dighton at 52 and Wrentham at 48.

A high wind warning remained in effect on Cape Cod through 1 p.m. on Monday with a wind advisory along the South Shore and South Coast for gusts up to 45 mph.

Some coastal areas experienced flooding with severe flooding in Chelsea and on Nantucket.

The commuter rail had a speed restriction for some of the morning commute that was eased mid-morning, while boat service to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard was canceled for the morning.

Monday will be a transition day with temperatures falling from the 60s in the morning into the 30s late in the day as the rain tapers. Areas of far western Massachusetts and the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont will see precipitation turn to snow with up to six inches possible in the highest elevations.

The new few days will return to more seasonable conditions with sunny skies and highs in the 30s and 40s before a warming trend is back for the weekend with temperatures near 50 degrees on both Friday and Saturday.