More rain expected today on heels of flash flooding

For Thursday, there is a slight chance of showers in the morning. But as the day goes on, the clouds will give way to sunshine.

Friday and Saturday should be sunny days, Pyle said.

Today's storms are not expected to be as severe as Tuesday's downpour, which brought up to 5 inches of rain in Framingham and flooded Route 9 and Route 27. Six cars stalled in the deluge.

"These drivers find out the hard way,” said Lieutenant Paul Shastany of the Framingham Police Department. “What’s comical is that people attempt to drive through these flooded roads anyway.”

The rain left 5 feet of water in the cellar of Framingham Fire Station 7 on Water Street and seeped into basements across the region.

In Southborough, there were several reports of street flooding, especially on Pine Hill Road, Parkerville Road, and Deerfoot Road.

Southborough police Sergeant Sean James said the police station in that town was struck by lightning. For a short time without a working communications center, officers relied on portable radios.

Phones were out at the Southborough station for around eight hours because of the lightning strike. Officers set up phones in different jacks so they could receive calls from residents but could not call out.

“We were prepared and had backup plans on how to keep everything active,” James said.

Both officials said the roads were clear this morning.