Power Outage in Newbury, MA

Three to seven inches of rain fell across Essex County resulting in several rivers going into minor flood, including the Spicket River at Methuen and the Merrimack River at Lawrence and at Haverhill. In addition, several small streams rose above flood stage across Essex County, including the Parker River at Byfield and the Ipswich River at Ipswich and South Middleton.||Several streets were closed due to flooding in Peabody, Methuen, Andover, Danvers, Saugus, Gloucester, and Topsfield. Many basements were also flooded. The Mayor of Gloucester reported water pouring in the windows of the police station, as well as water coming into City Hall, some of the schools, and the Rose Baker Senior Center. Minor flooding occurred at the Danvers Electric Division and the Peabody Institute Library.||Two people were injured when a 28 year old woman's car became stranded in a deep puddle on the shoulder of Interstate 95. A Massachusetts state trooper rescued her from her car, cutting his arm on broken glass from the window. Thirteen people in Peabody were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after an unvented, gasoline powered pump was set up in a basement, emitting noxious fumes to the rest of the building.||Damage amounts can be found in the March Storm Data when most of the damage occurred. Rivers and small streams remained in flood into April.

Three to seven inches of rain fell across Essex County resulting in several rivers going into minor flood, including the Spicket River at Methuen and the Merrimack River at Lawrence and at Haverhill. In addition, several small streams rose above flood stage across Essex County, including the Parker River at Byfield and the Ipswich River at Ipswich and South Middleton.||Several streets were closed due to flooding in Peabody, Methuen, Andover, Danvers, Saugus, Gloucester, and Topsfield. Many basements were also flooded. The Mayor of Gloucester reported water pouring in the windows of the police station, as well as water coming into City Hall, some of the schools, and the Rose Baker Senior Center. Minor flooding occurred at the Danvers Electric Division and the Peabody Institute Library.||Two people were injured when a 28 year old woman's car became stranded in a deep puddle on the shoulder of Interstate 95. A Massachusetts state trooper rescued her from her car, cutting his arm on broken glass from the window. Thirteen people in Peabody were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after an unvented, gasoline powered pump was set up in a basement, emitting noxious fumes to the rest of the building.