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| event_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,670,922 |
| episode_id | 2,150,673 |
| begin_utc | 1998-10-08T17:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1998-10-11T23:00:00+00:00 |
| state | MASSACHUSETTS |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | PLYMOUTH |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| episode_narrative | A low pressure system developed along a stationary front along the Eastern Seaboard and resulted in a long duration rain event which started on October 8th and lasted into October 11th. Heavy rain affected most of central and eastern Massachusetts with 4 to more than 6 inches of rain. There were a few reports of urban street flooding, but no mainstem river or stream flooding was observed. In New Bedford, Route 18 was closed for about an hour on October 10th due to flooding, and there were several other reports of flooding in the city when over one inch of rain fell in one hour. About 3 inches of rain fell during an 18-hour period starting at noon on October 8th and lasting into the morning hours of the 9th at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton. The greatest four day storm totals of over 5 inches were reported from the eastern part of the state in an area south and southwest of Boston. A spotter in Milton reported the most with 6.73 inches and the Blue Hill Observatory, also in Milton, had 5.75 inches. In Hingham, a cooperative observer reported 5.59 inches, making this the third greatest October rain event on a 46-year record. The greater events included 7.92 inches in two days during October, 1996 and 6.65 inches in three days during October, 1962. Some of the other higher totals from this event included 6.25 inches in Natick, 5.39 inches in Hull, 5.07 inches in Lexington, 5.00 inches in Winthrop, 4.95 inches in Newburyport, 4.90 inches in East Falmouth, 4.77 inches in Westboro, and 4.58 inches in New Bedford. This was the 7th rain event of 1998 to produce over 3 inches of rainfall, and brought the total for the year to over 60 inches in many parts of eastern Massachusetts. |
| year | 1,998 |
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