General news Summer Storms and Flooding Hit Westborough (Or is that "Wet-borough?!")
Summer Storms and Flooding Hit Westborough (Or is that "Wet-borough?!")
Did you see or hear about the flooding at Westborough High School during the summer storm on Tuesday July 7? Wow! We found the following pic on Twitter, specifically, from http://twitpic.com/photos/ingridtech
Then, the NEXT day, there was ANOTHER bout of wild weather that centered in Hopkinton... check out the intensity of THIS storm from Wednesday July 8th:
Here's a good story over at the Westborough News about what I'll call the "summer storms of '09":
Storms batter Westborough
By Scott O'Connell/STAFF WRITER
Wed Jul 08, 2009, 01:10 PM EDT
WESTBOROUGH - Two powerful rainstorms that rolled through the region Tuesday and Wednesday caused some of the worst flooding Westborough has seen in years, town officials said.
The storms, which occurred during the afternoon on both days, pelted the area with heavy rains and hail that had emergency response crews scrambling to come to people’s aid.
Captain Joseph Lawrence of the Westborough Fire Department said that Tuesday’s storm alone prompted 57 calls from around town, from residents dealing with waterlogged basements to motorists stranded on flooded roadways.
“I haven’t seen it this bad in 35 years,” he said. “I’ve never seen flooding like this.”
Though town officials have yet to put together firm numbers, Town Manager Jim Malloy, who surveyed the damage from Tuesday’s storm with Department of Public Works crews, said the cost to the town...
READ MORE at the Westborough News...
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