Little Rhody got soaked by big rain.

After a two-day deluge flooded portions of the state west of Providence, the flood warnings were finally lifted late Tuesday afternoon.

The torrential rains deposited nearly 12 inches in Cranston while some other areas of the state got 8 inches and more.

The “narrow band” of rainfall that doused the region as far west as the eastern central portion of Connecticut, which got around 6 inches, began falling Monday afternoon and didn’t let up through most of the day Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Simpson told the Herald. Attleboro, Mass., got almost 5 1/2 inches.

The NWS lifted its flood warnings for the region at around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Simpson said that the area might only receive light showers from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday.

“Thursday into the weekend looks pretty nice,” he said, for southern New England.

The flooding caused all kinds of closures and problems. The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles closed its Providence branch office on Tuesday due to flooding. That should reopen Wednesday. And the city’s Roger Williams Park Zoo had to close to clean up the mess left by the rain.

No animals were harmed, a zoo spokesperson told WJAR-TV. The zoo was also scheduled to reopen Wednesday.

Interstate 95 and other roads in and around Providence were blocked by rainwaters on Monday, with the state Transportation Department releasing a flurry of tweets about flooded roads throughout the day. The interstate was reopened later that evening, the department said in a tweet.

Agency Director Peter Alviti said at a Monday news conference that the rain was overwhelming the drainage systems.

An unoccupied building collapsed in the floodwaters in Providence and about 30 Brown University students were temporarily displaced from their dorm when rainwaters flooded a lower floor.

In July, Providence had less than half an inch of rainfall in the third driest July on record. Half of the state was experiencing extreme drought and the rest was experiencing severe drought as of last week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

PORTSMOUTH, OH – This is absolutely unbelievable. This is absolutely demonic. This absolutely makes me nauseous. But what do we expect from devious and deceptive Disney?  

A 2022 article in the City Journal asserts, “Behind its meticulously curated self-image, Disney has had a long-standing problem with child predators gaining employment within the company and exploiting minors. In 2014, reporters at CNN published a bombshell six-month investigation that discovered at least 35 Disney employees had been arrested for sex crimes against children, attempting to meet minors for sex, and possession of child pornography over the previous eight years.” 

“Little Demon,” a new animated series on FX, which is distributed by Disney and streamed on Hulu, sets out to normalize paganism, according to a recent article in Church Leaders. FX was acquired by a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company in 2019. 

The show’s description says, “13 years after being impregnated by Satan, a reluctant mother, Laura, and her Antichrist daughter, Chrissy, attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware, but are constantly thwarted by monstrous forces, including Satan, who yearns for custody of his daughter’s soul.” 

At the beginning of the trailer, it says: “Warning. This clip is for mature audiences. It contains adult language and cartoon nudity.” So, the animated series says it’s for adults, but one of the main characters is a teen. The “Little Demon” series is TVMA-rated, which is equivalent to R-rated films. 

I watched the trailer which shows images of hell, demons, beheaded bodies, blood, and other satanic imagery. The teen’s father, who is Satan, smokes a cigar, drinks a glass of wine and uses profanity.  

One Million Moms, a coalition of conservative mothers nationwide, is issuing a warning to parents about “Little Demons” and urging the cancelation of the show.

“We must do so because Disney is introducing viewers, including children who might stumble across this series, to a world of demons, witches, and sorcery. Along with the demonic content of this series, the minds of younger viewers will also be inundated with secular worldviews that reflect the current culture.”

Sign their petition on their website.

This show mocks Christianity and promotes demonic propaganda. And it’s absolutely disgusting.  

The MBTA has completed nearly 60% of planned work during the Orange Line shutdown, removed two of the six speed restrictions and is on track to resume service by Sept. 19.

The update came Tuesday at Community College station, one of four access points for work throughout the system, where Gov. Charlie Baker was on hand to observe crews replace and affix so-called cologne eggs to the track, which officials say optimize track performance.

“They’re basically designed to limit vibrations in particular areas,” Baker said.

Baker said crews will also replace upward of 2,500 railroad ties and about 6,000 feet of track along that stretch during the 30-day service disruption.

He also told reporters he has no plans to strip the Department of Public Utilities of its state safety oversight role of the MBTA, following a damning federal report that questioned its ability to effectively handle the job. Lawmakers have planned a legislative hearing on DPU’s role, among other things, in October.

“Obviously, they have work to do,” Baker said, adding that the DPU has already started hiring and expanding its footprint.

MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said special track work completed at Jackson Square allowed for the removal of a second speed restriction. The first was lifted between State Street and Downtown Crossing.

Since last Friday, crossovers have been replaced at Forest Hills and Ruggles stations, which will improve use and reliability of the system, he said.

Overall, Poftak said crews have completed 47% of planned rail replacement, 65% of track replacement, 91% of special track work, 37%, or 124 of 400, planned cologne egg upgrades and 55% of signal system upgrades at Oak Grove and Malden Center stations.

MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said a bulk of the track and signal work planned for the Orange Line shutdown is being performed by three major outside contractors — Barletta Heavy Division, the Middlesex Corporation and Alstom — at an approximate cost of $36.9 million.

Two contracts, worth a total of $23.4 million, were awarded to Barletta for track and signal upgrades at Wellington and signal work at Oak Grove and Malden.

A $13 million contract was awarded to Middlesex Corporation for emergency track and infrastructure repairs to remove slow zones, Pesaturo said.

Pesaturo also said MBTA crews are working alongside those from outside contractors.

“There are 150 to 175 people working across the system at any given time,” he said. “There are construction activities 24/7. Actual staffing, shifts and work schedules depend upon individual projects, locations and the nature of the work.”

In addition, Poftak said 58 new Orange Line cars — out of 152 ordered — are available for service, as part of an approximately $1 billion contract with Chinese firm CRRC.

The T is also contracting with A Yankee Line, Inc. for alternative shuttle bus service, at a cost of $37 million, which Poftak said is continuously being monitored, particularly during a busy post-Labor Day week where students are also returning to school.

Poftak said the T continues to look into partial shutdowns on other subway lines, but said another full shutdown, akin to the one on the Orange Line, is not “on the drawing board” right now.