The following events were reported: Flood. These occurred near station USW00014739, approximately 37.9151 km away, between 2010-04-01 00:00:00 and 2010-04-10 06:00:00. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain. Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. No significant property or crop damage was reported. Episode Narrative: A low pressure system sat just south of Long Island for two days, bringing heavy rain to much of Southern New England during that time. A persistent southerly low level jet brought very moist air into the area, which resulted in high rainfall rates. A coastal front along the I-95 corridor enhanced rainfall in that area. This event followed a heavy rainfall and record flooding event in mid-March as well as a second lesser rain event about a week prior. Rivers across much of Massachusetts and Rhode Island were still high from those events and warm temperatures in northern Vermont and New Hampshire resulted in a period of snowmelt, that resulted in rises on both the mainstem Connecticut and Merrimack Rivers. All of these factors led to a second record rainfall and flooding event. ||Two day rainfall totals across Southern New England ranged from an inch to ten inches. Though concentrated in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, all of Southern New England was affected by the flooding. In Massachusetts, two day rainfall totals ranged from one and a half inches on Cape Cod to nearly eight inches in Bristol County. Providence, Boston, and Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA set record monthly precipitation totals during the month of March. Providence also set the record for the wettest month ever in the period of record. Both the Pawtuxet River in Rhode Island and the Sudbury River in Massachusetts set floods of record. Nearly 1000 Massachusetts National Guardsmen were activated to aid in sandbagging and evacuations. President Obama issued federal disaster declarations for seven counties in Massachusetts following the mid-March flooding. After this second round of flooding, residents of the seven counties (Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester) received an automatic extension for filing their state and federal taxes. A low pressure system sat just south of Long Island for two days, bringing heavy rain to much of Southern New England during that time. Event Narrative: Three to seven inches of rain fell across Essex County resulting in several rivers going into minor flood, including the Spicket River at Methuen and the Merrimack River at Lawrence and at Haverhill. In addition, several small streams rose above flood stage across Essex County, including the Parker River at Byfield and the Ipswich River at Ipswich and South Middleton.||Several streets were closed due to flooding in Peabody, Methuen, Andover, Danvers, Saugus, Gloucester, and Topsfield. Many basements were also flooded. The Mayor of Gloucester reported water pouring in the windows of the police station, as well as water coming into City Hall, some of the schools, and the Rose Baker Senior Center. Minor flooding occurred at the Danvers Electric Division and the Peabody Institute Library.||Two people were injured when a 28 year old woman's car became stranded in a deep puddle on the shoulder of Interstate 95. A Massachusetts state trooper rescued her from her car, cutting his arm on broken glass from the window. Thirteen people in Peabody were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after an unvented, gasoline powered pump was set up in a basement, emitting noxious fumes to the rest of the building.||Damage amounts can be found in the March Storm Data when most of the damage occurred. Rivers and small streams remained in flood into April. Three to eight inches of rain fell across Plymouth County resulting in several small streams rising above flood stage, including the Taunton River at Bridgewater, which set a record, the Indian Head River at Hanover, and the Jones River at Kingston.||Several ponds in Lakeville rose out of their banks. At least 35 families were evacuated because of the pond flooding. Schools in Lakeville closed early Tuesday, March 30 and closed for the day Wednesday, March 31 because of the flooding. Two buildings in the Ashley Place condominium complex in Middleborough were evacuated due to flooding. A day care center on Route 28 was also evacuated. A handful of people were evacuated from a multi-family dwelling on Ames Street in Brockton. ||Many streets flooded (and most were eventually closed) in Wareham, Mattapoisett, Scituate, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Middleborough, Kingston, and Lakeville, including Route 105 in Middleborough where it passes under Interstate 495 at exit 4. This intersection was eventually closed. Portions of Route 44 in Middleborough were closed due to flooding. Route 18 in Whitman was closed between Routes 27 and 14. A few basements flooded in Marion and some in Norwell were flooded with several feet of water. West Bridgewater High School was closed early Tuesday, March 30 due to flooding that threatened the electrical system at the school.||Several sewage treatment plants flooded resulting in raw sewage being discharged into rivers and other bodies of water.||Damage amounts can be found in the March Storm Data when most of the damage occurred. Four to six inches of rain fell across Norfolk County, resulting in the Charles River at Dover and the Neponset River at Norwood rising to major flood.||Several small streams rose above flood stage across Norfolk County, including the Charles River at Medway which set a record, the Monatiquot River at East Braintree, and the Old Swamp River at South Weymouth. ||Many basements were flooded in Norfolk and Westwood. Numerous streets were closed due to flooding in Holbrook, Medfield, Bellingham, Franklin, Westwood, Medway, Norfolk, Walpole, Quincy, Weymouth, and Millis.||In Bellingham, one family was evacuated from a house on Pine Grove Avenue. The Primavera School on Harpin Street also had some flooding.||Damage amounts can be found in the March Storm Data when most of the damage occurred. Four to seven inches of rain fell across Middlesex County resulting in each of the seven gaged mainstem rivers in Middlesex County to rise above flood stage. The Assabet River at Maynard and the Sudbury River at Saxonville both reached major flood with the Sudbury River setting a new flood of record. The Nashua River at East Pepperell, the Shawsheen River at Wilmington, and the Merrimack River at Lowell reached moderate flood.||Several small streams rose above flood stage in Middlesex County, including the Aberjona River at Winchester and the Charles River at Waltham.||Basements flooded in Stoneham and Billerica. Numerous streets were closed due to flooding in Littleton, Concord, Lexington, Holliston, Shirley, Medford, Natick, Tewksbury, Wilmington, Billerica, Arlington, Framingham, Wayland, Waltham, and Stoneham, including Route 119 at the Littleton/Ayer town line. The basement of the Bacon Free Library in Natick flooded, but did not sustain any damage to its collection.||Residents on Circle Drive in Framingham were evacuated after the Sudbury River sent at least a foot of water into most of the houses. Wayland's Pelham Island neighborhood (about 63 homes) was cut off by a tributary to the Sudbury River. The town ran a school bus and then a Boston Duck Tours amphibious vehicle as a shuttle between the neighborhood and a downtown parking lot where residents were asked to move their cars. Several apartments on Linden Street (roughly 30 people) in Waltham were evacuated.||In Littleton and Ayer, the five foot diameter culvert that links Spectacle Pond with Gilson Brook collapsed resulting in a build up of water in the pond. It subsequently backed up into a nearby neighborhood. This build up also forced the town of Ayer to shut off its wells by the pond that supply drinking water to most of the town. PanAm Railways halted all freight trains from traveling through the area after the tracks became flooded.||Damage amounts can be found in the March Storm Data when the majority of the damage occurred.