![]() ![]() Nearly 11 inches of rain has fallen in Cranston Monday and Tuesday, according to one measurement reported to the National Weather Service. ![]() What has been reported to the NWS?: Rolling storm damage reports in Rhode Island More than 10 inches of rain reported in Cranston, 8-plus in Providence "Given the massive amount of flash rain, it is amazing and we were quite fortunate that more similar incidents did not occur."Įxcessive Rainfall Forecast: Risk of rainfall exceeding flash flood guidance within 25 miles of a pointĪre Rhode Island rivers flooding?: Real-Time River Water Level Observation "Yesterday’s burst patch and resulting road damage were plainly not a result of sloppy vendors, bad planning, or faulty execution," the mayor said. Mayor Jorge Elorza told The Providence Journal that the patch, which was installed not by a vendor but by Providence Water, "was within the 90-day settling period," so a permanent patch couldn't have been installed. On Tuesday, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza addressed the flooding on Atwells Avenue, which some candidates for mayor had pointed out Monday as a failure to invest in infrastructure. Providence mayor speaks on Atwells Avenue flooding: The DMV will contact all customers with reservations for the Providence branch to reschedule.Īll other DMV offices and online services remain available. The closing will continue through at least Wednesday, the DMV announced Tuesday morning. "Severe flooding" has closed the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles' branch office at 325 Melrose Street in Providence. Alex Kuffner Flooding closes DMV branch in Providence ![]() The river and its tributaries spilled their banks sending muddy water into neighborhoods from Johnston to Warwick, and cutting off Route 95 for nearly two days. The Pawcatuck River also flooded parts of Westerly and Hopkinton. By the time the skies cleared, a new all-time monthly precipitation record had been set in Rhode Island of 16.3 inches. In comparison, the historic floods in 2010 came after six to 10 inches of rain fell over a three-day period between March 29 and 31, according to the National Weather Service. The rainfall was so devastating because, after a succession of previous storms, the state had already endured its wettest March in history.īy the time the latest round of rain arrived, the Pawtuxet River was at capacity. Some Twitter users have turned to humor for relief from the turmoil caused by Monday and Tuesday's heavy rain.īelow is a sample of memes that have caught our eyes: Did it rain this much during the 2010 floods?Ĭranston has gotten 10.83 inches of rain over the last 24 hours, the highest amount reported to the National Weather Service for the storm that's flooded roads and buildings in Rhode Island Monday and Tuesday. Twitter users introduce sharks, whales to the flooded streetsĪ shark swimming alongside cars on a flooded Route 95. A killer whale jumping from a flooded street. While the storm has brought plenty of rain to parts of Rhode Island, including a reported 10.83 inches to Cranston and 8.31 to Providence, the southern part of the state didn't get as much.įor example, Westerly and Narragansett had less than an inch as of early Tuesday morning, while Charlestown had a little over an inch, according to reports to the National Weather Service. ![]() Drought Monitor uses four categories to describe drought conditions, starting with moderate and progressing to severe, extreme and exceptional.Īccording to Laura Hart at the Department of Administration, "While the recent volume of precipitation will certainly be impactful, indicators need to reach or exceed normal levels for longer than one month for a statewide drought advisory to be rescinded."Īccording to the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, drought experts assess conditions weekly, considering rainfall, temperature and soil moisture, among other factors, to "make their best judgments of regional-scale drought conditions." That's an improvement over last week, when 99.1% of the state was in extreme drought. The rest of the state is in severe drought, which is considered less serious. Right now, 53% of Rhode Island - the southern part of the state and the northeast corner - is in extreme drought. Drought Monitor updates its map "to show the location and intensity of drought across the country." Maybe. But we won't know officially until Thursday, when the U.S. With Rhode Island in a drought, all of this rain is sure to change that, right? Will all of this rain pull Rhode Island out of the drought? Greenwich Bay, Mount Hope Bay, the Kickemuit River, the West Middle Bay shellfish area (GA9), and the East Middle Bay shellfish area (GA3) are scheduled to reopen at noon on Tuesday, Sept. According to the DEM, Upper Narragansett Bay area A, Upper Narragansett Bay area B, and Lower Providence River area E are scheduled to reopen at 12 p.m. ![]()
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