Rain Rain Everywhere, But None for Shrewsbury

You almost can't go one day without hearing about a thunderstorm warning for Worcester County or the surrounding areas, but many of the storms have missed Shrewsbury.

The National Weather Service in Taunton said that as of July 24, Worcester (which is the closest community with rainfall totals) is 2 inches behind average totals from recent years.

"As of July 24, Worcester, the closest community to Shrewsbury, only had .42 inches of rain reported," said Charlie Foley, meteorologist at the National Weather Service. "They usually have 3.23 inches rain in July, so this could be a problem for the community."

During the last few rainstorms, thunderstorms have dropped inches of rain in neighboring communities, but only minutes of rain in town.

Water and Sewer Robert Tozeski said the town has been concerned about the lack of rainfall and continues to ask residents to be vigilant about water conservation.

"We are definitely dealing with drought conditions," Tozeski said. "We're constantly looking at ways to have residents conserve water use."

Each spring, the town implements water conservation restrictions.

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Hopefully the rain expected today will hit Shrewsbury and help alleviate some of the drought concerns.

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