A stacked low pressure system (surface low and upper level low on top of each other) moved southeast of Nantucket, spreading rain across Southern New England.  This resulted in widespread rainfall totals of three to six inches.  In eastern Massachusetts, a strong southeasterly low level jet pumped ample moisture into the area, resulting in rainfall totals on the order of six to ten inches.  This resulted in major flooding across eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including small stream, urban, and poor drainage flooding.  In addition, the Concord River at Lowell, the Shawsheen River at Wilimington, and the Pawtuxet River at Cranston reached record flood stages within two to four days of the rain.  The Governor of Massachusetts declared a state of emergency and this was followed by a federal disaster declaration for seven Massachusetts counties.
Strong winds associated with the low pressure system and the low level jet affected both the east and south coasts, resulting in numerous downed trees and wires and some minor structural damage to a few buildings.

Flood in ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 07:28:00 to 21-MAR-10 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: SOUTH ESSEX
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 9.80M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Several small streams rose above flood stage across Essex County, including the Ipswich River at Ipswich and South Middleton, the Shawsheen River at Andover, and the Parker River at Byfield.  This river flooding, coupled with heavy rain and poor drainage flooding, resulted in a federal disaster declaration for seven counties in Massachusetts, including Essex County.
Numerous streets were closed and basements flooded in Peabody, Salem, Newbury, Haverhill, Topsfield, Andover, Gloucester, Newburyport, Byfield, Middleton, and Rowley, including Route 128 S in Peabody and Route 1 in Topsfield.  Portions of Merrimack College in Andover were flooded, submerging trees downed by the wind.  Several cars were stranded in floodwaters, including one in Saugus at the Shaws parking lot, three on Woburn Street in Andover, and two on Foster Street in Peabody.  Several people were trapped in the cars in Peabody, but were successfully rescued.  Many streets in downtown Peabody were under four feet of water.  Collections at the Stevens Memorial Library in North Andover were damaged by floodwaters.
In Lawrence, a total of 50 homes on Willow Street, Exchange Street, and Myrtle Street were evacuated.  In addition, twenty eight people in the Holiday Inn Express on Winthrop Street were evacuated due to flooding in the hotel.  Approximately 25 three tenant homes along the Spicket River were evacuated.  The Carriage Hill Apartments in Amesbury were evacuated due to flooding from a nearby pond.  The Washington Park Condos and all 110 residents of the Marland Place Assisted Living Center in Andover were evacuated.
A 500 foot stretch of Route 62 in Danvers was closed when a fifteen foot deep sinkhole developed because of an underground culvert that was washed out after nearly eight inches of rain fell.  It reopened nearly three weeks later after work was delayed by a second major rainstorm.
A sewer treatment plant in Gloucester processed roughly 15 million gallons of wastewater during the storm, nearly 5 times capacity.  As a result, excess wastewater was combined with runoff and released into the harbor.
One fatality indirectly resulted from the flooding when a 49 year old man drowned while pumping water from his office.  A 15 year old girl was hospitalized for hypothermia after spending 45 minutes in the Ipswich River when the canoe she was in capsized.

Flood in NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 04:38:00 to 18-MAR-10 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: WELLESLEY FELLS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 16.64M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

The Charles River at Dover and the Neponset River at Norwood both went into flood.  The Neponset River rose to major flood stage, inundating the Norwood Memorial Airport with three and a half feet of water.  This resulted in the power being shut off to the airport and the closure of the airport for several days.  The combination of the water and the lack of power kept the Automated Surface Observing System at Norwood (KOWD) out of service for nearly five weeks.
Many roads flooded in Wellesley, Holbrook, Milton, Walpole, Norfolk, Foxborough, Quincy, Braintree, and Dover, including Furnace Brook Parkway in Quincy and two lanes of Interstate 93 at Furnace Brook Parkway.  Baseball fields at O'Rourke Playground in Quincy were flooded and two nearby schools were also closed due to flooding.  Several homes were flooded in Braintree.  Several cars were stuck in floodwaters on Plymouth Street in Holbrook.
Roughly 100 tenants of an apartment building along Furnace Brook Parkway were evacuated.  In West Quincy, two dozen people were evacuated from their homes after floodwaters reached the first floor.  At least 40 people were evacuated from their homes in Braintree.
MBTA commuter rail service between Braintree and Holbrook/Randolph was temporarily suspended after a portion of the rail bed was washed out.
A water treatment plant in Quincy that normally handles 360 million gallons of flow became overburdened with 1.3 billion gallons of flow, resulting in the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to empty about 15 million gallons of untreated waste into Quincy Bay.

High Wind in EASTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 13-MAR-10 21:15:00 to 14-MAR-10 10:06:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A traffic light on Route 114 in Peabody was blown down, damaging two cars.  In addition, branches and wires were downed across coastal Essex County.  A tree worker was injured when a branch that he was removing from a tree fell on his head.

Debris Flow in WESTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 19:24:00 to 14-MAR-10 19:24:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Heavy rain resulted in the rapid erosion of a hillslope in Topsfield.  The resulting mudslide flowed across Route 1, closing the road in both directions between Salem Road and the Danvers town line.

High Wind in BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
From 13-MAR-10 23:24:00 to 14-MAR-10 05:29:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and a telephone pole were downed in Mashpee.  A satellite dish was blown off a house in the Marston Mills section of Barnstable.  Large tree limbs were downed in Sandwich, blocking a portion of Route 6A.  Several trees were downed in Falmouth, including one that blocked Route 28 near the entrance to the Steamship Authority parking lot.  A traffic light in Hyannis was blown down onto the roadway.  The blades on a 107 foot tall, three blade wind turbine were broken off by high winds in the Marston Mills section of Barnstable.

Coastal Flood in EASTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 15-MAR-10 11:30:00 to 15-MAR-10 13:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

Peggotty Beach Road in Scituate was flooded, blocking access to the beach.  Edward Foster, Turner, and Egypt Beach Roads, and 7th and Central Avenues were flooded with seawater as well as ocean debris.

Coastal Flood in EASTERN ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 15-MAR-10 11:30:00 to 15-MAR-10 13:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

Portions of Penzance Road in Rockport were washed over with rocks and other ocean debris.  Some of the rocks weighed nearly 40 pounds.

High Wind in DUKES, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 04:33:00 to 14-MAR-10 04:33:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A stove chimney was blown down off a house in Vineyard Haven.  Trees were also downed on Marthas Vineyard.

Coastal Flood in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 11:39:00 to 14-MAR-10 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Revere Beach and Winthrop Parkway were closed due to flooding.  Rocks and other ocean debris could be found on Revere Beach Boulevard.  Sand up to two inches deep was found on Leverett Avenue in Revere.  Portions of Morrissey Boulevard and the intersection of Columbia Road and Dorchester Avenue were closed during the high tide.

High Wind in EASTERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 00:10:00 to 14-MAR-10 11:35:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees and wires were downed in Plymouth and Marshfield.

High Wind in SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 00:39:00 to 14-MAR-10 02:49:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees, branches, and wires were downed in Marion, Rochester, and Wareham.  One tree that fell in Wareham landed on a trailer.

High Wind in EASTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 00:51:00 to 14-MAR-10 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The Automated Surface Observing System at Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA (KMQE) recorded sustained wind speeds up to 43 mph and gusts to 69 mph.  In addition, trees were downed in Cohasset and Weymouth, including one that landed on a car in a parking lot on Mediterranean Avenue in Weymouth.  Boarding on the historic Souther Tide Mill on Southern Artery was blown off by high wind.

Flood in PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 04:00:00 to 21-MAR-10 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: HANOVER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 16.15M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Several small streams went into flood, including the Taunton River at Bridgewater, the Jones River at Kingston, and the Indian Head River at Hanover.  Several streets were closed throughout East Bridgewater, Bridgewater, and Whitman.  In addition, collections at the Holmes Public Library in Halifax were damaged by floodwaters.  Residents of John Dunn Drive in Rockland were evacuated from their homes.  Forty homes in Brockton were evacuated after power and gas were shut off to the houses.  Several roads were closed in Brockton due to flooding.

High Wind in WESTERN NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 13-MAR-10 23:10:00 to 14-MAR-10 07:45:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees were downed in Avon, Brookline, Needham, Foxboro, and Walpole.

High Wind in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 01:35:00 to 14-MAR-10 09:13:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees, wires and a utility pole were downed throughout Boston.

Flood in SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 07:55:00 to 15-MAR-10 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: CHARLESTOWN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.70M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

Heavy rains resulted in flooding across much of Boston.  This flooding resulted in damage to the collections at both the Bostonian Society and the Massachusetts Historical Society.  In addition, several roads in Dorchester and Revere were closed.  A portion of the MBTA Green line was closed between Fenway Park and Kenmore for several hours on Monday due to a flooded tunnel.  A portion of the MBTA Red line was closed between Ashmont and Fields Corner because of flooded tracks.  Passengers were transported by bus.

Flood in MIDDLESEX, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 04:52:00 to 21-MAR-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOLLISTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 26.43M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Each of the seven gaged mainstem rivers in Middlesex County rose above flood stage, the Nashua River at East Pepperell, Shawsheen River at Wilmington, and the Assabet River at Maynard all reached major flood.  The Concord River at Lowell and the Shawsheen River at Wilmington set record flood stages.
In addition, several small streams went into flood, including the Charles River at Waltham and Cambridge, and the Aberjona River at Winchester.  Damage from this river flooding, along with poor drainage and street flooding, resulted in a federal disaster declaration for this and six other counties in Massachusetts.
Numerous basements flooded in Weston, Newton, Natick, Watertown, Winchester, Billerica, Tewksbury, Lowell, Pepperell, and Concord.   In addition, many streets were closed due to flooding in Waltham, Burlington, Wayland, Chelmsford, Lexington, Watertown, Acton, Arlington, North Reading, Sudbury, Winchester, Shirley, Natick, Holliston, Woburn, Wilmington, Framingham, Billerica, Groton, and Pepperell, including the interchange at Route 128 and Winter Street and several lane restrictions on Interstate 95 in Waltham.  More than 700 homes and 25 city buildings in Newton sustained flood damage, including destroyed city files in the city hall basement.
Several apartments (about 20 people) in the 100 block of Linden Street in Waltham were evacuated due to flooding.  Residents at the Gardencrest Apartments and a few at the Waverly Oaks Road apartments in Waltham were also evacuated.  Roughly 150 people were evacuated from a public housing complex in Melrose.  Tenants from 136 apartments on Beaver Street in Framingham were evacuated.  While no evacuation orders were reported, at least one Billerica resident had to be rescued from their home by boat.  In Winchester, homes on Brookside Avenue were evacuated.
Forty feet of rail bed was washed out between Chestnut Hill and Newton after a twelve foot deep, fifty foot diameter sinkhole developed beneath the MBTA green line tracks in Newton.  Material washed out of the railbed travelled downhill landing in and around an office building on Glen Road.  This resulted in 18 inches of mud and rocks in the first floor of the building and drifts up to 6 feet outside the building.  Commuters were bused between the Newton Highlands and Reservoir stations.  The Wilmington MBTA station was also closed due to flooding.  A sinkhole on Church Street in Holliston resulted in the closing of that street.  Emerson Hospital in Concord had water flooding its stairwells.
A neighborhood in Wilmington was flooded with four feet of water, four people were rescued by boat, 12 to 14 others were evacuated.  A person was rescued from an apartment building on Pratt Avenue in Lowell that was flooded with four feet of water.
Collections at the Reading Public, Winchester Public, and Somerville Public Libraries, the Charles River Museum of Industry, and public records at the City of Newton were damaged by floodwaters.  The Public Safety Complex that houses both the Fire and Police Departments in Wayland was flooded with nearly three feet of water, resulting in a power loss and damage to the boiler units and HVAC units.  The complex ran on generator power for several days and without heat and air conditioning for several weeks while the HVAC units were being replaced.  In North Reading, several schools and the Parks and Rec building at Ipswich River Park sustained water damage.  Water overflowing the Moody Street Dam in Waltham flooded a retirement home and a museum.

Flood in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 15-MAR-10 00:00:00 to 16-MAR-10 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: WEST BROOKFIELD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.35M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Ten homes along Quaboag Street were flooded when Quaboag Pond overflowed its banks.  Route 148, Quaboag and Mill Streets were flooded.

Flood in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 09:03:00 to 18-MAR-10 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTH LEOMINSTER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.70M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The Nashua River at Clinton rose to flood stage after three to six inches of rain fell across Worcester County.  Two factories in Clinton were closed after ten feet of water flooded the basements.  In addition, two to three hundred feet of railroad tracks were washed out.  Several cars were submerged in flood waters throughout Clinton.  Two sections of Clinton were flooded: the Main and Church Streets area, where Coachlace Pond overflowed a culvert and the Water Street section near the Nashua River.  Many streets were closed and several businesses along Main Street were damaged by floodwaters.  The U-Haul storage facility on High Street was flooded.  Several apartments throughout town were evacuated, but no concrete numbers were reported.  The overflow from Coachlace Pond washed out a rail bed, dislodging the tracks and halting trains.
Several smaller brooks and streams also overflowed their banks resulting in basements, parking lots, and yards flooding in Leominster, Clinton, and Westminster.  Near the Mall at Whitney Field in Leominster, two vehicles were submerged and their drivers rescued when the Monoosnock Brook overflowed its banks, one was an armored car.  Several roads in Leominster, Lancaster, Fitchburg, Sterling, and Westminster were closed due to flooding.

Flood in BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 14-MAR-10 09:00:00 to 19-MAR-10 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ATTLEBORO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 11.79M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

Several small streams rose above flood stage in Bristol County, including the Wading River at Norton, the Mill River at Taunton, and the Segregansett River at Dighton.
Collections at the Attleboro Arts Museum were damaged by flood waters.  River Bank Road in Attleboro and Franklin Avenue in North Attleboro were flooded by the Ten Mile River.  Several other roads in Attleboro and Norton were flooded.  Several basements in North Attleboro were flooded.  Portions of Route 44 and Dean Streets on the Taunton/Raynham line were closed for several days after becoming flooded with several feet of water.  Several other streets in Taunton were closed due to flooding. The Wilson Road causeway in Fall River also was closed.
In Freetown, three families were evacuated after Long Pond overflowed its banks, threatening the homes.  Two homes in Taunton were evacuated.

High Wind in SOUTHERN BRISTOL, MASSACHUSETTS
From 13-MAR-10 23:37:00 to 14-MAR-10 06:13:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees, branches, and wires were downed across Fall River, New Bedford, Acushnet, Freetown, and Fairhaven.  One tree in Fall River landed on a pick up truck.