 About 40% of the city of Worcester was flooded during Diane, and in Russell, the state police forced many residents to evacuate.In Weymouth, the floods were considered at least a 1 in 50 year event.The Little River in Buffumville, Massachusetts had a peak discharge of 8,340 ft³/s (236 m³/s), which was 6.2 times greater than the previous peak and 28.5 times the average annual flooding.