An unrelenting summer storm brought a deluge of rain to eastern Massachusetts on Thursday, leading to flash flooding during the morning commute.
Many areas were drenched by several inches of rain, highways and roads left impassable, and some drivers had to be rescued from the rising floodwaters.
Weymouth, the jackpot zone for rainfall, was soaked by nearly seven inches.
Here’s a look at some notable totals from Thursday’s flooding:
- Weymouth 6.64 inches
- Hingham: 6.5 inches
- Braintree: 5.92 inches
- Cohasset: 5.27 inches
- Sharon: 4.67 inches
- Canton: 4.54 inches
- Walpole: 4.01 inches
- Milton: 3.71 inches
- Quincy: 2.95 inches
- Norfolk: 2.68 inches
“We’re looking at totals that are all above what we would typically see in a month,” Boston 25 Meteorologist Tucker Antico said is latest forecast. “This was just in about six to seven hours this morning, with most of the rain coming in a four-hour window.”…