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Nearly a week after heavy flooding in Leominster, Massachusetts, washed away streets, evacuated residents and left commuter rail tracks out of service, the city is making a comeback. But it all comes as the city grapples with another issue — UMass Memorial Health Center plans to close its maternity ward at its Leominster location by the end of the week….

Regular Commuter Rail service is returning in Leominster, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, after crews spent the last week making repairs to the damaged track and washed out ground. Last Monday’s historic flooding in Leominster washed out the ground beneath the track near the city’s station, and commuters who rely on public transportation have had to use bus service while repairs...

Torrents of water flooded into the city and washed away neighborhoods. Thousands are dead and more bodies are being recovered, while families desperately try to learn if their loved ones survived.

Storm-ravaged Leominster, Massachusetts, is trying to get at least a little bit back to normal as schools reopened for students Thursday amid a major recovery effort from this week’s severe weather. Schools in the city opened with a two-hour delay to give the 22 buses in the district a chance to navigate detours that circumvent the community’s damaged roads....

Mother Nature hit hard this week in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. Wednesday evening saw tornado warnings and more torrential downpours. The severe weather came on the heels of Monday’s floods in town, which caused damage to about 200 homes. “It’s unlivable right now,” said Nathan Bonneau, whose home was condemned. Bonneau and his family had more than five feet of...

International aid groups have mobilized in Libya, where thousands are reported dead and thousands more still missing after weekend flooding.

Tornado warnings were issued Wednesday for a set of storms that worked its way from Connecticut, through Rhode Island and into southeastern Massachusetts. The National Weather Service issued the warning for a severe thunderstorm that was capable of producing a tornado near Foster, Rhode Island. It tracked east, sparking tornado warnings in Massachusetts’ Bristol, Plymouth and Norfolk counties, before the…

More rain is on the way on Wednesday, after a state of emergency was declared by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey over the catastrophic flooding that impacted communities like Leominster and North Attleborough. The hope is that the state of emergency will mean a quick pipeline to the federal funding and resources to make the necessary repairs, after sink holes were…

A number of weather alerts are in effect in New England. An updated list may be found here. Flood watches are up for Wednesday, into the night for an advancing line of… RAIN and STORMS. We’re weary, we’re desperate and we’re done. This has been an unrelenting wet pattern that has carried back to late May (remember when we...

A brook overflowed during Monday’s flooding emergency in Leominster, Massachusetts, causing serious damage at two apartment complex. Water was sent gushing into parking lots and ground-floor apartments at Ivory Keys and The Lofts at City Place. Tenants spent much of Tuesday cleaning up, assessing the damage and having their cars towed, as many got flooded. “It was just muddy,”...

Even going into Monday’s extreme rain, soil moistures were already high. Summer 2023 was a banner year for rainfall. Nearby Worcester, Massachusetts, has its second wettest summer on record, at more than ten inches beyond the norm. The buzz word or phrase you’ll hear a meteorologist use, is supersaturated soil. This will often exacerbate any flash flood setup simply...

North Attleborough, Massachusetts, was among the communities hit hardest by the heavy rain that washed across the region Monday night, with flood water leading to road closures, power outages and even water-logged homes. After touring the damage in North Attleborough and Leominster, Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday night. Officials with the Bristol County town held a…

Emergency workers have uncovered more than 2,000 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna and fear the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away neighborhoods.

More than 8,000 were killed after Mediterranean storm Daniel pummeled eastern Libya, causing two dams to burst.

Monday’s torrential rain dumped several inches of rain in communities across the region, but Worcester County towns and cities had the highest tallies of rainfall. Leominster topped the list, with a total of 9.5 inches. The city declared a state of emergency, as rain caused roads to flood and wash out. Many cars became stuck all over the city. Here…

Two dams needed to be shored up in Leominster on Tuesday, one of several Massachusetts communities still reeling from flash flooding that dropped historic amounts of rain Monday night. Gov. Maura Healey issued a state of emergency across the commonwealth Tuesday night. “Today I saw firsthand the devastating impacts of severe flooding in Leominster and North Attleborough – and it…

Flash flooding submerged vehicles and left sinkholes on the roadways in Leominster, with heavy rain also impacting other parts of the state.

The head of one of Libya’s rival governments says flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African nation has left as many as 2,000 people feared dead.

Severe flash flooding impacted multiple Massachusetts communities Monday night, particularly Leominster, where a state of emergency was declared. City officials warned people in Leominster to stay put if possible or get to higher ground as flash flooding overwhelms roads in the area. An emergency shelter was opened at Frances Drake Elementary School on Viscoloid Avenue. Public schools in the city…

Muddy roads that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at a counterculture festival had dried up enough by Monday afternoon to allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert.