BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency as three days of relentless rain closed roads and spilled rivers and streams over their banks in Massachusetts.
The National Weather Service reports the storm bringing wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour has dropped more than eight inches of rain on some areas of the state, with another inch or two expected today.
State highway officials reported numerous road closures, including on U.S. Route 1 in Topsfield where the Ipswich River flooded the roadway.
Workers threw up sand bags around the entrance to a subway station near Boston's Fenway Park as the Muddy River rose to 15 feet and threatened to flood the station.
The Massachusetts Port Authority said the weather was causing some delays and cancellations at Logan International Airport.
