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Lingering Winter Weather in Interior New England; Snow Squalls Developing Downwind of the Lower Great Lakes

A wintry mix will continue in interior New England through tonight as a coastal storm quickly passes to the east. Heavy snow is expected in northern Maine, with a coating of ice expected for much of interior New England. Behind this storm system, lake effect snow and snow squalls will develop from the Ohio Valley to interior New England through Monday. Read More >

Overview

A tropical air mass shifted into the area Tuesday, September 20th and for days, interacted with a stationary front to produce numerous rounds of storms. The storms had heavy rainfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour and repeated over the same locations in some areas. Rainfall totals of 3-7 inches were reported across the entire area from Tuesday night through Friday morning. However, there were some localized much higher amounts of 9-11 inches. 

While 3-7 inches of rain can cause flooding, the unusual amount of rain that fell over the past month (2 to 3 times normal), created very wet soils and amplified the flooding. This water loading of the soils caused an unusually high number of mudslides. A high percentage of the rain that fell ran across the surface instead of soaking in, causing flooding on every river in the area. Damage to infrastructure (such as roads and bridges), farm crops, homes, and businesses was also widespread. 

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