Flooding in Rhode Island strands drivers on I-95

Heavy rain precipitated flash flooding in Windfall Monday night, closing highways and predominant roads all through Rhode Island.

Drivers have been caught on I-95 in Windfall for his or her night commute as flash flooding made the freeway impassable.

A number of vehicles have been flooded together with the freeway. Police have been mentioned to have helped these trapped inside. Others have been seen looking for shelter on the middle divider on I-95. 

Flooding additionally compelled officers to shut different roads inside Windfall because of the heavy rain that turned roads into rivers, together with Route 10.

Heavy rain was mentioned to trigger a constructing collapse throughout the metropolis. Windfall police mentioned nobody was inside on the time of the collapse. 

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee urged residents to “keep away from all pointless journey” amid flooding within the state.

A stalled chilly entrance draped throughout the Northeast produced a large space of serious storms Monday.

A number of vehicles have been caught on the freeway amid the storm that precipitated folks to resort to shelter on the middle divider on I-95.

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Police had to assist folks depart their vehicles, a number of automobiles have been flooded together with the freeway.

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Flood Watches stretch from coastal Maine by way of Boston and New York, into Pennsylvania and thru a lot of the Appalachian and Ohio Valleys, reaching northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. All informed, simply over 80 million are below flood alerts Monday.

Scattered thunderstorms stay within the forecast all through the week, with some rainfall totals reaching 3-5 inches by the tip of the week.