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« Providence sets new rainfall record | Today | Alleged boiler installer detained as illegal immigrant » January 11, 2008Rainfall breaks record; lightning zaps powerRecord-breaking rainfall today flooded some Rhode Island roads while lightning hit at least one home and zapped power to Lincoln Mall's main buildings. Providence set a record for rainfall of 1.16 inches, eclipsing the old record of 1 inch set in 1922, the National Weather Service reported. More rain may be on the way, with tonight's forecast predicting showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9 p.m. But tomorrow is forecast to be mostly cloudy, gradually becoming sunny with a high of around 48 degrees. A conflicted-personality month has so far delivered an overnight temperature of 8 degrees on Jan. 3, and a record high temperature of 66 degrees on Jan. 8. This morning the National Weather Service issued urban and small stream flood advisories for Bristol, Kent, Providence and Washington counties, bringing an unseasonably warm week to a soggy end. Many commuters this morning reported seeing lightning, as it flashed across the sky in downtown Providence. A Johnston house was damaged this morning when it was struck by lightning, according to its owner, Frank Romano. Romano said his wife and two young children were inside the two-story house at 161 Bishop Hill Road when they heard a loud explosion that shook the house. No one was injured but the siding near an outdoor faucet was blown away, according to Romano. The house lost electricity and a basement window was also damaged, Romano said. He also said he believes that two holes in the ground about 15 feet from the building were caused by lightning. Lincoln Mall's main buildings lost power at about 8 a.m. after lightning struck a utility pole at the front of the property and burned out a main transformer. Mall manager Donna Begin said maintenance crews had been at the mall, on George Washington Highway, installing temporary generators and were working to replace the ruined transformer. Temporary generators restored power to a Stop & Shop supermarket that is part of the mall campus. Some emergency systems in the main buildings were also back on line through use of temporary generators. The smaller buildings had their own power. Begin said she hopes to have power restored by about 8:30 tonight. -- projo.com staff writers Michael P. McKinney and Brandie M. Jefferson, with reports from Journal staff writer John Hill and Journal photographer Andrew Dickerman Posted by Mike McKinney Commentscarol | January 12, 2008 1:41 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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