Update:
\nRhode Island has called in the National Guard to help with the worst flooding the state has seen in a century. <\/p>\n
300 soldiers will be filling sand bags and working to help authorities manage flooding that has swamped neighborhoods. The swift waters are threatening bridges and dams across the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an extraordinary time that we\u2019re facing,\u201d said Gov. Don Carcieri. He urged residents to take the rising waters seriously and evacuate if authorities believe it\u2019s necessary. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe flooding impact, as bad as it is right now, is going to get worse,\u201d warned Carcieri who called on residents to get home early and expect further road closings.<\/p>\n
The rain is expected to lighten up periodically throughout the evening hours but several addition inches are still expected to fall.<\/p>\n
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\nRelentless rain continues to pound the Northeast. Communities from New Jersey to Maine are getting hit hard with another round of flooding as the second major storm in March dumps water on the region.<\/p>\n
In Rhode Island the Pawtuxet River is over it\u2019s banks, flooding homes and cars left in low lying areas.<\/p>\n
The Lumpkin family has lived on East Ave. in Warwick, Rhode Island for nearly 20 years. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never seen it this bad,\u201d said Diana Lumpkin, who watched a sand box float across her flooded back yard. Sand bags are piled high around their cellar door to little avail. The river is flooding inside.<\/p>\n
Emergency Management officials say major flooding is affecting Cranston, Providence, Warwick and surrounding towns. They\u2019re warning residents that water levels could reach historic highs and flooding will be seen in areas that have never flooded before.<\/p>\n
The Blackstone River is 9 feet over flood stage, estimated to be at 18 feet, and the Pawtuxet River could hit 21 feet by Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have no idea with that kind of water where it\u2019s going to go,\u201d said Steve Kass, Communications Coordinator for the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n
Five to seven inches of rain is predicted across eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island. In some spots eight inches is possible.<\/p>\n
In Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency. The Massachusetts National Guard has mobilized to fill sand bags and aid residents.<\/p>\n
Homeowners are weary. Many residents are pumping out basements yet again, rushing to move furniture and belongings to higher ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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