Communities across Western Massachusetts are dealing with flooding issues after a prolonged rainfall melted several inches of snow Sunday into Monday morning.
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Communities across Western Massachusetts and Connecticut are dealing with flooding after prolonged rainfall Sunday into Monday melted several inches of snow.
The National Weather Service's flood warning for the Westfield River was for good reason, as the Westfield Police Department has closed two roads for safety reasons.
According to Sgt. Edward Murphy, Union Street at Springfield Street has been closed to Eastwood as there is significant water in the road. Police were allowing larger cars and trucks to pass through the road previously but the increasing depth of the water has made that impossible.
Murphy said that Norte Dame Road has also been closed, although that closure is expected to be short-term compared to Union Street which will likely remain closed much of the day.
In Granby, Chicopee Street is reportedly flooded although the police department said there are no official road closures in the town.
In Easthampton, the municipal building on Payson Avenue have closed due to flooding in relation to the sewer lines for the building. A dispatcher with the Easthampton Police Department said that while the offices were open earlier this morning, employees were coming to the police department to use the restrooms.
River Road in Easthampton is closed and under about three feet of water while Ford Hill Road is down to one lane.
03.07.2011 | HAMPDEN - The Scantic River is running fast and starting to overflow into the backyards of homes along Main St. in Hampden, seen here from a bridge on Chapin Rd.