Vehicles were left stranded on a flooded highway in Leominster, Massachusetts, on Monday, September 11, as the National Weather Service warned of potentially life-threatening conditions.Video taken by Megan O’Connell shows the extensive flooding on Massachusetts Route 2 in Leominster on Monday. Route 2 was closed for several hours in both directions after about 9 inches of rain fell, according to
local media.“I have no words,” O’Connell wrote
on Facebook.A flash flood emergency
alert was in place for a number of locations in Massachusetts, including Leominster, into Tuesday.An
evacuation order was in place on Tuesday for parts of Leominster. Schools in Leominster were closed Tuesday, according to
local reports. Credit: Megan O’Connell via Storyful