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Historic rain totals in Massachusetts unleash floods south of Boston. Here's who had the most.

By Mike Toole

Updated on: July 10, 2025 / 12:48 PM EDT / CBS Boston

Flooding shuts down highway south of Boston following historic deluge of rain

An historic amount of rain fell in parts of Massachusetts Thursday, unleashing floods in towns south of Boston.

In a very rare sight, Interstate 93 in Quincy was closed in both directions during the height of rush hour because there was so much water.

All lanes of Interstate 93 were closed in Quincy, Massachusetts Thursday because of major flooding on the highway during rush hour. CBS Boston

Norfolk and Plymouth counties were hit the hardest.

WBZ-TV executive weather producer Terry Eliasen said the rain totals "equated to a 1 in 200 year event this morning."

Here is the latest from the National Weather Service and the SKYWARN weather watchers' network.

Weymouth 6.37 inches of rain
North Hingham 6.21
Braintree 5.23
Sharon 4.67
Hingham 4.48
Hull 3.91
East Walpole 3.87
Milton 3.71
Cohasset 3.47
Mendon 2.75
Scituate 2.49
Boston (Logan Airport) 0.83

Mike Toole

Mike Toole is the managing editor for CBS Boston. He has worked in the WBZ-TV newsroom for more than 20 years. He previously wrote and produced news and sports at WABC-TV in New York.