Flooding Trapped Natick Drivers Amid Severe Weather In MA

Natick police dealt with multiple stranded drivers on Route 9 during heavy rainfall on Tuesday.

Posted Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 12:01 pm ET

NATICK, MA — Severe weather brought tornadoes, heavy rains and more than a handful of problems to Massachusetts on Tuesday, including in Natick.

Local police said on Tuesday that flooding caused multiple stranded vehicles on Route 9 at the Speen Street and Route 27 intersections.

This came as rain poured on Natick, with the National Weather Service reporting that by 1:05 p.m. at least 2.4 inches of rain had fallen.

CBS Boston released video of cars stranded in the flooding, which can be viewed at the link here.

Flooding posed major problems in cities and towns across the state, but two other communities were also forced to deal with confirmed tornadoes.

A tornado was confirmed in the Marstons Mills area of Cape Cod and also in Mattapoisett, with damage reported from downed trees and wires.

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