At Concord Magazine Blog headquarters, we've had over 8.67" of rain since Saturday morning (it's almost noon now). And potentially several more inches are yet to fall! This is hurricane-type precipitation levels -- in many cases, areas that do not flood are flooding now, including many typically dry basements. This may be one for the history books.
In a town of no fewer than three rivers, three great ponds, and too many streams, brooks, swamps and wetlands to count, this does not bode well. All rivers are or will be above flood stage today. The Milldam (Main Street, Concord center) is expected to flood today. Please use caution parking in low parking areas along the Milldam, or any low lying areas where water may rise quickly.
These streets are closed due to flooding: Cambridge Turnpike, Westford Road and Pine Street. Likely closings will occur at the Barrett's Mill Road and Strawberry Hill Road intersection area and at Harrington Avenue, between the two ends of Ministerial Drive. Do not attempt, under any circumstances, to drive through flooded roadways. Already there are areas on some roadways deep enough to swamp cars.
Below are photos taken this morning around the Pail Factory Bridge (Comm Ave, West Concord). Note the one of the walkway behind Nashoba Brook Bakery -- the water in the brook is level with the sidewalk. The newly rebuilt earthen dam on Warner's Pond is close to being topped. The Town is sandbagging the area right now. Right now, our waterways are fascinating... and dangerous. Stay back from swollen rivers, streams or culverts as swiftly moving water can pose an imminent threat to life. (click on any photo to see an enlarged version open on a pop-up window).
Photos: ©2010 Rich Stevenson, Local Color Images, all rights
reserved.
In a town of no fewer than three rivers, three great ponds, and too many streams, brooks, swamps and wetlands to count, this does not bode well. All rivers are or will be above flood stage today. The Milldam (Main Street, Concord center) is expected to flood today. Please use caution parking in low parking areas along the Milldam, or any low lying areas where water may rise quickly.
These streets are closed due to flooding: Cambridge Turnpike, Westford Road and Pine Street. Likely closings will occur at the Barrett's Mill Road and Strawberry Hill Road intersection area and at Harrington Avenue, between the two ends of Ministerial Drive. Do not attempt, under any circumstances, to drive through flooded roadways. Already there are areas on some roadways deep enough to swamp cars.
Below are photos taken this morning around the Pail Factory Bridge (Comm Ave, West Concord). Note the one of the walkway behind Nashoba Brook Bakery -- the water in the brook is level with the sidewalk. The newly rebuilt earthen dam on Warner's Pond is close to being topped. The Town is sandbagging the area right now. Right now, our waterways are fascinating... and dangerous. Stay back from swollen rivers, streams or culverts as swiftly moving water can pose an imminent threat to life. (click on any photo to see an enlarged version open on a pop-up window).
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Photos: ©2010 Rich Stevenson, Local Color Images, all rights
reserved.
