Leominster saw streets turned into rivers, sinkholes opened, and dozens of cars towed from floodwaters during intense rain and flash flooding Monday night.
Rick Cinclair / USA Today via ImagnA state of emergency was declared due to devastating flash flooding in Leominster, Massachusetts, Monday night after furious rain inundated roads, created sinkholes and damaged homes.at 5:30 p.m. ET Monday night, warning on social media, “Do not venture out. It is not safe.”
Slow-moving thunderstorms sparked flash flooding across portions of New England Monday evening, dumping 9.5 inches over Leominster, which is northwest of Boston.“Everything’s flooding. Simplest thing I can tell you. It's every part of the city. It's basements, roofs, cars, it's everywhere.
A flash flood emergency was declared for the area through 10:30 p.m. and was extended to 8 a.m. Tuesday morning for Leominster, Fitchburg and Lunenburg, thesaid. The warning urged locals to “move immediately to higher ground” and avoid walking or driving through food waters. Stark images from overnight show streets turned into rivers, buildings partially collapsed, and gaping sinkholes in streets making some roads impassable.due to concern over the Barrett Park Pond Dam.
The alert said people in low-lying areas of the Fall Brook tributary to Fall Brook along Central Street, Fall Brook, and the North Nashua River should “immediately evacuate and safely leave the area.
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