More than three inches of rain fell in the Lynn area over less than two hours, flooding streets and stranding cars.Video from the area showed cars stalled in the water and firefighters were helping people out of their cars. Heavy equipment pushed other stranded vehicles out of the flooded roadways. Lynn police said that multiple streets were closed because of the flooding, including the Lynnway, Western Avenue, Boston Street, Commercial Street, and Broadway.A photo tweeted by WCVB reporter David Bienick showed a neighbor using an air mattress as a flotation device to maneuver through a flooded street. Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy said any residents who need food assistance can visit the police station and speak with a representative from the Red Cross. At one point, Kennedy said about 800 residents were without power in the area of Boston Street by Old Neighborhood Foods. The torrential rain didn't just impact Lynn. A video posted to Twitter showed flooding at the Red Line's Wollaston Station. Commuters were on the stairs looking at the elevated levels of water between them and the turnstiles. Significant flooding had water up to the tires of some parked cars in East Boston. The National Weather Service said the Orient Heights neighborhood near the McCllelan Highway had 4.54 inches of rainfall. Tom McDonough said he was sleeping and woke up to the sound of a bang. He went outside to make sure everything was fine when he noticed a retaining wall had collapsed. "Next thing I know, I see these huge boulders rolling down the hill," McDonough said. "I thought we were going to get crushed." Nicole Kieser, a spokesperson for the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, said Saturday's amount of rain is considered an extreme weather event. "Historically, low-lying areas are more susceptible to flooding when a large amount of precipitation falls in a short period of time," Kieser said. "Boston Water and Sewer Commission has crews all over the city, and specifically in East Boston, in response to today’s unusual weather.

More than three inches of rain fell in the Lynn area over less than two hours, flooding streets and stranding cars.

Video from the area showed cars stalled in the water and firefighters were helping people out of their cars. Heavy equipment pushed other stranded vehicles out of the flooded roadways.


Lynn police said that multiple streets were closed because of the flooding, including the Lynnway, Western Avenue, Boston Street, Commercial Street, and Broadway.

A photo tweeted by WCVB reporter David Bienick showed a neighbor using an air mattress as a flotation device to maneuver through a flooded street.



Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy said any residents who need food assistance can visit the police station and speak with a representative from the Red Cross. At one point, Kennedy said about 800 residents were without power in the area of Boston Street by Old Neighborhood Foods.

The torrential rain didn't just impact Lynn. A video posted to Twitter showed flooding at the Red Line's Wollaston Station. Commuters were on the stairs looking at the elevated levels of water between them and the turnstiles.

Significant flooding had water up to the tires of some parked cars in East Boston. The National Weather Service said the Orient Heights neighborhood near the McCllelan Highway had 4.54 inches of rainfall.

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Tom McDonough said he was sleeping and woke up to the sound of a bang. He went outside to make sure everything was fine when he noticed a retaining wall had collapsed.

"Next thing I know, I see these huge boulders rolling down the hill," McDonough said. "I thought we were going to get crushed."

Nicole Kieser, a spokesperson for the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, said Saturday's amount of rain is considered an extreme weather event.

"Historically, low-lying areas are more susceptible to flooding when a large amount of precipitation falls in a short period of time," Kieser said. "Boston Water and Sewer Commission has crews all over the city, and specifically in East Boston, in response to today’s unusual weather.