National Weather Service meteorologists have issued a flash flood emergency for the city of Leominster and surrounding Massachusetts communities amid what they describe as life-threatening flash flooding. Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Leominster, roadways being washed out and flood waters entering homes and businesses.”Everything’s flooded,” Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella said. He urged residents not to go out unless they had to.”Everyone has been called in, police and fire,” Mazzarella said in a video posted to social media.Mazzarella said first responders were responding to issues as quickly as possible.The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has warned drivers that Route 2 is closed in both directions due to the flooding in Leominster.In addition, Leominster Public Schools Superintendent Paula Deacon announced that schools will be closed Tuesday due to the extensive flooding from Monday’s storm.Track storms with Interactive Radar | Weather AlertsStormTeam 5 reports Doppler rainfall estimates of 5 inches or more across the area. The flash flood emergency, which also covers Fitchburg, Lunenburg and Princeton, is scheduled to expire at 10:30 p.m.”Move to higher ground now!” the National Weather Service bulletin said. “This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.”Vehicles were submerged up to their roofs in flash flooding Monday afternoon on Route 2 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.The video, shot by a passenger inside a vehicle traveling across the North Main Street bridge over the highway, shows several feet of water covering vehicles on the road. At least three vehicles were seen submerged in the video. The flooding was taking place in the area of Exit 99 along Route 2 near the Fitchburg Airport. The highway was closed to traffic in both directions.The Fitchburg airport reported over 4.4 inches of rain, with 2.77 inches of rain falling in just one hour.In a message shared on social media, Fitchburg Mayor Stephen DiNatale warned residents that the city is experiencing flash flooding in low-lying areas. The mayor advised Fitchburg residents in need of assistance should call 978-829-1900.A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency said local coordinators from MEMA’s regional offices are in communication with emergency management officials in communities that have been impacted by flooding, and that those MEMA coordinators are facilitating any requests for assistance.MassDOT also announced that Route 1A in Attleboro is closed to flooding and that Exit 51 from both sides of Interstate 90, also known as the Massachusetts Turnpike, is closed in Chicopee.
National Weather Service meteorologists have issued a flash flood emergency for the city of Leominster and surrounding Massachusetts communities amid what they describe as life-threatening flash flooding.
Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Leominster, roadways being washed out and flood waters entering homes and businesses.
“Everything’s flooded,” Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella said. He urged residents not to go out unless they had to.
“Everyone has been called in, police and fire,” Mazzarella said in a video posted to social media.
Mazzarella said first responders were responding to issues as quickly as possible.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has warned drivers that Route 2 is closed in both directions due to the flooding in Leominster.
In addition, Leominster Public Schools Superintendent Paula Deacon announced that schools will be closed Tuesday due to the extensive flooding from Monday’s storm.
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StormTeam 5 reports Doppler rainfall estimates of 5 inches or more across the area. The flash flood emergency, which also covers Fitchburg, Lunenburg and Princeton, is scheduled to expire at 10:30 p.m.
“Move to higher ground now!” the National Weather Service bulletin said. “This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.”
Vehicles were submerged up to their roofs in flash flooding Monday afternoon on Route 2 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
The video, shot by a passenger inside a vehicle traveling across the North Main Street bridge over the highway, shows several feet of water covering vehicles on the road.
At least three vehicles were seen submerged in the video.
The flooding was taking place in the area of Exit 99 along Route 2 near the Fitchburg Airport. The highway was closed to traffic in both directions.
The Fitchburg airport reported over 4.4 inches of rain, with 2.77 inches of rain falling in just one hour.
In a message shared on social media, Fitchburg Mayor Stephen DiNatale warned residents that the city is experiencing flash flooding in low-lying areas. The mayor advised Fitchburg residents in need of assistance should call 978-829-1900.
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A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency said local coordinators from MEMA’s regional offices are in communication with emergency management officials in communities that have been impacted by flooding, and that those MEMA coordinators are facilitating any requests for assistance.
MassDOT also announced that Route 1A in Attleboro is closed to flooding and that Exit 51 from both sides of Interstate 90, also known as the Massachusetts Turnpike, is closed in Chicopee.
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