PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 430 PM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 THE FOLLOWING MIX OF OFFICIAL /ASOS AND COOPS/ AND UNOFFICIAL REPORTS /TRAINED SPOTTERS AND MEDIA REPORTS/ ARE ALL CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RECORD TWO DAY RAINSTORM OF MARCH 29-30. THIS 48 HOUR EVENT WAS COMPRISED OF COLD FRONTAL GENERATED RAINFALL MONDAY THE 29TH AND THEN A NOREASTER ON TUESDAY THE 30TH. RECORD DAILY RAINS OCCURRED ON MONDAY THE 29TH WITH THE RECORD RAINS ON TUESDAY CONFINED TO RHODE ISLAND AND GENERALLY THE EAST HALF OF MASSACHUSETTS /EXCLUSIVE OF THE CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS/. THE RESULTANT MONTHLY TOTALS /3 MAJOR RAIN EVENTS BETWEEN MARCH 13-31/EXCEEDED THE ALL TIME MONTHLY RECORDS OF THE TROPICAL EVENT RELATED AUGUST 1955 TOTALS/ FROM PROVIDENCE RI TO JUST SOUTHWEST OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS. WIDESPREAD MAJOR FLOODING OCCURRED IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS...AND...THESE CUMULATIVE MONTHLY RAINS FORCED THE PAWTUXET RIVER IN CRANSTON TO A FLOOD STAGE 6 FEET ABOVE THE ALL TIME FLOOD OF RECORD...SET JUST 2 WEEKS AGO...MARCH 15TH 2010. 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... NORTH GRANBY 4.44 711 AM 3/31 SPOTTER BURLINGTON 4.40 341 PM 3/31 SPOTTER MANCHESTER 4.06 311 PM 3/31 COCORAHS AVON 4.01 1103 PM 3/30 SPOTTER ENFIELD 4.01 314 PM 3/31 COCORAHS GRANBY 3.98 1139 AM 3/31 SPOTTER WINDSOR LOCKS 3.72 800 AM 3/31 BDL ASOS HARTFORD 3.70 800 AM 3/31 HFD ASOS WETHERSFIELD 3.60 314 PM 3/31 COCORAHS ...TOLLAND COUNTY... MANSFIELD CENTER 4.98 311 PM 3/31 COCORAHS STORRS 4.91 700 AM 3/31 COOP STAFFORDVILLE 3.96 700 AM 3/31 COOP STAFFORD SPRINGS 3.91 310 PM 3/31 COCORAHS WEST STAFFORD 3.30 700 AM 3/31 SPOTTER ...WINDHAM COUNTY... EAST KILLINGLY 7.49 307 PM 3/31 COCORAHS HAMPTON 6.14 700 AM 3/31 COOP WOODSTOCK 5.76 756 AM 3/31 SPOTTER NORTH GROSVENOR DALE 5.56 309 PM 3/31 COCORAHS WILLIMANTIC 4.63 800 AM 3/31 IJD ASOS MASSACHUSETTS ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... EAST SANDWICH 3.33 700 AM 3/31 COOP FALMOUTH 3.04 257 PM 3/31 COCORAHS EAST FALMOUTH 2.60 659 AM 3/31 SPOTTER BREWSTER 2.20 810 AM 3/31 SPOTTER WELLFLEET 2.00 258 PM 3/31 COCORAHS HYANNIS 1.69 800 AM 3/31 HYA ASOS CHATHAM 1.26 800 AM 3/31 CQX ASOS ...BRISTOL COUNTY... TAUNTON 7.86 207 PM 3/31 SPOTTER DIGHTON 7.54 700 AM 3/31 NWS EMPLOYEE RAYNHAM 7.45 331 PM 3/31 AMATEUR RADIO TAUNTON 7.30 244 PM 3/31 COCORAHS REHOBOTH 7.15 615 AM 3/31 NWS EMPLOYEE TAUNTON 7.03 345 PM 3/31 NWS OFFICE ATTLEBORO 6.93 246 PM 3/31 COCORAHS NORTON 6.74 316 PM 3/31 COOP WEST MANSFIELD 6.65 925 AM 3/31 SPOTTER MANSFIELD 6.50 855 AM 3/31 SPOTTER EAST FREETOWN 6.49 800 AM 3/31 ROCHESTER COOP TAUNTON 6.49 800 AM 3/31 TAN ASOS NEW BEDFORD 4.60 800 AM 3/31 EWB ASOS FAIRHAVEN 4.03 553 AM 3/31 SPOTTER ...DUKES COUNTY... VINEYARD HAVEN 2.03 800 AM 3/31 MVY ASOS ...ESSEX COUNTY... TOPSFIELD 6.23 641 AM 3/31 SPOTTER WEST PEABODY 6.17 1246 PM 3/31 AMATEUR RADIO IPSWICH 6.07 158 PM 3/31 SPOTTER NEWBURYPORT 5.75 700 AM 3/31 COOP SALISBURY 5.75 248 PM 3/31 COCORAHS SALEM 5.50 140 PM 3/31 SPOTTER MARBLEHEAD 5.36 839 AM 3/31 SPOTTER BEVERLY 5.21 800 AM 3/31 BVY ASOS HAVERHILL 4.94 254 PM 3/31 COCORAHS LYNN 4.88 1252 PM 3/31 AMATEUR RADIO SWAMPSCOTT 4.84 1215 AM 3/31 SPOTTER METHUEN 4.24 636 AM 3/31 SPOTTER LAWRENCE 3.05 800 AM 3/31 LWM ASOS ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... NEW SALEM 3.80 1230 PM 3/31 SPOTTER ASHFIELD 3.64 700 AM 3/31 COOP ORANGE 3.05 800 AM 3/31 ORE ASOS EAST CHARLEMONT 3.00 805 AM 3/31 SPOTTER SUNDERLAND 2.88 700 AM 3/31 COOP GREENFIELD 2.79 700 AM 3/31 COOP LEVERETT 2.58 700 AM 3/31 COOP ...HAMPDEN COUNTY... SOUTHWICK 5.60 645 AM 3/31 SPOTTER WESTFIELD 3.42 800 AM 3/31 BAF ASOS ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... WESTHAMPTON 4.40 905 AM 3/31 SPOTTER NORTHAMPTON 3.50 837 AM 3/31 SPOTTER WORTHINGTON 3.23 700 AM 3/31 COOP WARE 3.06 700 AM 3/31 COOP ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... READING 6.68 845 AM 3/31 COOP BELMONT 6.40 1110 AM 3/31 SPOTTER STONEHAM 6.10 624 AM 3/31 SPOTTER WINCHESTER 5.97 247 PM 3/31 COCORAHS WAKEFIELD 5.61 1208 PM 3/31 SPOTTER NATICK 5.55 710 AM 3/31 SPOTTER WILMINGTON 5.37 1013 AM 3/31 EUSWX CAMBRIDGE 5.14 253 PM 3/31 COCORAHS ACTON 5.09 800 AM 3/31 SPOTTER GROTON 5.09 600 AM 3/31 SPOTTER BILLERICA 4.93 825 PM 3/30 SPOTTER LOWELL 4.90 600 AM 3/31 COOP NATICK 4.81 700 AM 3/31 COOP BEDFORD 4.79 800 AM 3/31 BED ASOS MAYNARD 4.79 700 AM 3/31 COOP WALTHAM 4.76 609 AM 3/31 SPOTTER TOWNSEND 4.71 757 AM 3/31 SPOTTER HUDSON 4.56 1255 AM 3/31 SPOTTER WESTFORD 4.40 1200 AM 3/31 SPOTTER PEPPERELL 4.34 636 AM 3/31 SPOTTER NORTH TEWKSBURY 4.29 544 AM 3/31 SPOTTER AYER 4.26 635 AM 3/31 SPOTTER ...NANTUCKET COUNTY... NANTUCKET 0.84 800 AM 3/31 ACK ASOS ...NORFOLK COUNTY... FOXBORO 6.07 730 AM 3/31 COOP WALPOLE 5.89 700 AM 3/31 COOP WRENTHAM 5.80 731 AM 3/31 SPOTTER MILTON 5.65 800 AM 3/31 BLUE HILL COOP SOUTH WEYMOUTH 5.50 1225 AM 3/31 MEDIA FRANKLIN 5.47 251 PM 3/31 COCORAHS NORWOOD 5.44 700 AM 3/31 NWS EMPLOYEE HOLBROOK 5.40 332 PM 3/31 SPOTTER RANDOLPH 5.28 1003 AM 3/31 SPOTTER BROOKLINE 5.00 855 AM 3/31 SPOTTER DEDHAM 4.80 730 AM 3/31 SPOTTER ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... MIDDLEBORO 7.42 700 AM 3/31 COOP BRIDGEWATER 6.49 700 AM 3/31 COOP KINGSTON 5.16 253 PM 3/31 COCORAHS PLYMOUTH 4.59 800 AM 3/31 PYM ASOS DUXBURY 3.80 607 AM 3/31 SPOTTER ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... JAMAICA PLAIN 6.10 247 PM 3/31 COCORAHS BOSTON 5.55 249 PM 3/31 COCORAHS WINTHROP 4.99 100 PM 3/31 SPOTTER EAST BOSTON 4.93 800 AM 3/31 LOGAN ASOS ...WORCESTER COUNTY... HARVARD 6.20 800 AM 3/31 SPOTTER NORTH GRAFTON 5.63 1139 PM 3/30 SPOTTER MENDON 5.00 147 PM 3/31 SPOTTER NORTHBRIDGE 4.94 700 AM 3/31 COOP MILFORD 4.89 901 AM 3/31 SPOTTER FITCHBURG 4.43 215 PM 3/31 SPOTTER SHREWSBURY 4.43 713 AM 3/31 SPOTTER WORCESTER 4.17 800 AM 3/31 ORH ASOS ASHBURNHAM 3.99 700 AM 3/31 COOP FISKDALE 3.68 700 AM 3/31 COOP SOUTHBRIDGE 3.59 850 PM 3/30 SPOTTER LEICESTER 3.52 826 PM 3/30 SPOTTER BARRE 3.07 700 AM 3/31 COOP ROYALSTON 2.96 700 AM 3/31 COOP NEW HAMPSHIRE ...CHESHIRE COUNTY... JAFFREY 3.41 800 AM 3/31 AFN ASOS FITZWILLIAM 3.07 700 AM 3/31 COOP MARLOW 2.56 700 AM 3/31 COOP WINCHESTER 2.52 930 AM 3/31 COCORAHS 0.4 SSE KEENE 2.12 700 AM 3/31 COOP RICHMOND 1.53 930 AM 3/31 COCORAHS 0.7 NE ...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... PETERBOROUGH 3.90 700 AM 3/31 COOP HUDSON 3.83 700 AM 3/31 COOP NASHUA 3.81 825 AM 3/31 NWS CWSU EAST MILFORD 3.76 700 AM 3/31 COOP FRANCESTOWN 3.60 700 AM 3/31 COOP MANCHESTER 3.41 800 AM 3/31 MHT ASOS GOFFSTOWN 3.18 630 AM 3/31 SPOTTER RHODE ISLAND ...BRISTOL COUNTY... WARREN 7.88 755 AM 3/31 SPOTTER ...KENT COUNTY... COVENTRY 9.90 845 AM 3/31 COCORAHS EAST GREENWICH 9.74 846 AM 3/31 COCORAHS WARWICK 8.83 800 AM 3/31 PVD ASOS ...NEWPORT COUNTY... TIVERTON 7.63 940 AM 3/31 COOP MIDDLETOWN 7.21 847 AM 3/31 COCORAHS LITTLE COMPTON 5.92 848 AM 3/31 COCORAHS NEWPORT 5.41 800 AM 3/31 UUU ASOS ...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... SCITUATE 8.26 1125 AM 3/31 SPOTTER CRANSTON 8.03 758 AM 3/31 COCORAHS RUMFORD 7.45 1044 PM 3/30 EMERGENCY MANAGER NORTH FOSTER 7.27 1125 AM 3/31 COOP WEST GLOCESTER 7.16 725 AM 3/31 SPOTTER NORTH PROVIDENCE 6.80 1248 PM 3/31 COCORAHS CUMBERLAND 6.49 800 AM 3/31 COCORAHS BURRILLVILLE 6.28 906 AM 3/31 PUBLIC WOONSOCKET 6.23 700 AM 3/31 COOP MANVILLE 6.20 751 AM 3/31 COCORAHS ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... NORTH KINGSTOWN 9.97 103 PM 3/31 COCORAHS NARRAGANSETT 8.56 703 AM 3/31 COCORAHS CHARLESTOWN 8.50 104 PM 3/31 COCORAHS KINGSTON 7.90 802 AM 3/31 COCORAHS HOPE VALLEY 7.68 701 AM 3/31 COCORAHS WESTERLY 6.42 800 AM 3/31 WST ASOS WAKEFIELD 5.61 619 AM 3/31 SPOTTER $$