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The daylong storm that hit Watertown Friday left a coating of snow around town, and made for some pretty photos. Watertown News reader April Case sent over some nice shots she took on Friday afternoon. Reader Teddy Kokoros captured this stunning scene along the Charles River after Friday’s snow storm. Len Holt contributed this photo of the winter sunset. Reader Serina Leonard got these shots on Clarendon Street.
The National Weather Service has upgraded the amount of snowfall the Boston area will receive Friday, and the area could get 4-6 inches and will impact the morning commute. The storm will hit the South Coast of Massachusetts harder, but the Boston area will also get some snow. Watertown appears to be on the edge of the area under the Winter Storm Watch sent out from the National Weather Service. Rain will turn to snow between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m., so the storm could impact your commute. WHDH Channel 7’s forecast calls for rain and heavy snow from late Thursday night through Friday afternoon.
The first significant snowfall of the winter will impact Tuesday morning’s commute.
The Watertown area will receive more than an inch of snow before it turns to rain. Much of the snowfall will occur overnight, and the storm will change to rain between 9 and 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service forecast. Snowfall further North and West will be 1-3 inches and the northern part of the state and New Hampshire could get up to 6 inches, according to WHDH Channel 7. The high will be 39 degrees on Tuesday.
The large rain storm rolling through Watertown Wednesday has cause some problems, especially with power around town.
The rains fell long and very hard at times Wednesday. The National Weather Service received reports of rainfall ranging from just under 2 inches in East Boston to over 4 inches in Lexington as of 4:55 p.m.
With the afternoon downpour, street flooding has been reported on Arlington Street at 2:55 p.m. Water also reportedly started pooling in front of 444 Mt. Auburn Street at 3:04 p.m.
Street flooding was reported on Francis Street and at Nichols Avenue at Quimby Street at 11:45 a.m.
A tree came down on the sidewalk on Watertown Street, near the Hibernian Hall at 11:10 a.m.
Watertown High School is one of the places that lost power during Wednesday’s storm. According to a reader, at 9:22 a.m. the students were sheltering in place during the outage. Power was restored a short time later.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for an area including Watertown.
Heavy rains could begin around 1 or 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning, and are expected to continue through the day and into Wednesday night. The forecast calls for between 1.75 and 3.25 inches of rain to fall in the area. Isolated thunderstorms are possible, too. Areas with poor drainage and low lying areas are at greatest risk of flooding.
A short but violent storm rolled through Watertown Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m., leaving flooded streets, downed trees and other problems.
The storm dumped water at a high rate for about 10 minutes, and also included hail as big as grapes. A number of streets in town were covered in water, including Summer Street at Cozy Street and at Maude Terrance, and Rosdale Avenue. A tree fell on Warren Street near Waverley Avenue and blocked the road. A tree limb fell on a car on Bridge Street near Waltham Street and brought down wires. Wires also fell on Beacon Park, and a tree limb fell on a car on Putnam Street.
Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit the Watertown area on Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch Warning on Tuesday, Aug. 4 for most of Eastern Massachusetts, including Watertown. The Warning lasts until 8 p.m.
The severe weather also prompted a Tornado Warning for North Central Middlesex County and Northeastern Worcester County, including Concord, Lowell, Acton and Leominster. The Warning runs until 2:37 p.m.
For more information visit the National Weather Service hazardous weather page.
Thunderstorms heading toward the Watertown area could be so severe that the National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Tuesday afternoon and evening. The Tornado Watch is in effect until 11 p.m. Tuesday, and the NWS statement says the mostly likely time for severe weather in Eastern Massachusetts is between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
“Isolated wind gusts of 70+ mph or even hail up to the size of golfballs would be a possibility. In addition … an isolated tornado or two may occur,” the NWS statement said. Other possible hazards from the storm include torrential downpours and local flooding.