Town-by-town totals: These Mass. communities received the most rain on Monday

Frank O'Laughlin
·2 min read

A weather system packing an intense amount of moisture dumped unrelenting rain on some parts of Massachusetts in just a matter of a few hours on Monday, leading to catastrophic flash flooding.

Bridge collapse, giant sinkhole, evacuations: State of emergency in Leominster after flash flooding

Leominster Mayor Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella said the storm stalled out over the city as it delivered a “life-threatening” amount of rain and flooding between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Mazzarella said roads were left impassable, a heavily trafficked bridge collapsed, and hundreds of residents needed to be rescued with boats.

A shelter-in-place was also issued in North Attleboro as Bristol County was hit with flash flooding. Multiple roads in the town were also closed and hundreds of homes were damaged.

‘Unprecedented’: 200 homes damaged, roads closed after flash flooding hits North Attleboro

A state of emergency was declared in both Leominster and North Attleboro.

Vehicles make their way through a flooded Lancaster Street during heavy rain in Leominster, Mass., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram & Gazette via AP)
Vehicles make their way through a flooded Lancaster Street during heavy rain in Leominster, Mass., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram & Gazette via AP)
Firefighters use boats and a military truck to evacuate residents and pets as floodwaters rise in the Meadowbrook Acres neighborhood of Leominster, Mass., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram & Gazette via AP)
Firefighters use boats and a military truck to evacuate residents and pets as floodwaters rise in the Meadowbrook Acres neighborhood of Leominster, Mass., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram & Gazette via AP)

Here’s a list of the communities that saw the most rainfall on Monday, according to the National Weather Service:

  • Leominster -- 9.5 inches

  • Lunenburg -- 7.26 inches

  • Attleboro -- 6.98 inches

  • East Princeton -- 6.33 inches

  • Sterling -- 6.17 inches

  • Westminster -- 5.90 inches

  • Fitchburg -- 5.10 inches

  • Shirley -- 4.85 inches

  • Easton -- 4.7 inches

  • Marion -- 4.53 inches

  • Pepperell -- 4.52 inches

  • Wareham -- 4 inches

  • Norton -- 4 inches

  • Middleboro -- 3.69 inches

  • Ayer -- 3.66 inches

  • Groton -- 3.47 inches

  • East Bridgewater -- 3.36 inches

  • Fall River -- 3.35 inches

  • Fairhaven -- 3.34 inches

  • Dunstable -- 3.3 inches

  • Taunton -- 3.2 inches

  • Westport -- 3 inches

  • New Bedford -- 3 inches

  • Worcester -- 2.5 inches

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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