After being back at school for just two days, students in the Tri-Town received a day off on Sept. 2 after remnants of Hurricane Ida caused high amounts of rain and flooding.

“Like last year, it’s been an interesting first week again,” Old Rochester Regional School District Superintendent Mike Nelson said at a Sept. 2 Rochester School Committee meeting.

The storm closed schools, streets, and some lost power, according to Eversource’s power outage map.

According to the outage map, about 40 Rochester residents were without power as of noon Thursday due conditions including downed tree limbs and equipment damage. Power was restored by the early afternoon.

The Marion Fire Department responded to a total of 23 calls during the storm, including fire alarms, downed wires and basement pump-outs.

A portion of Route 6 in Mattapoisett near Oxford Creamery was closed due to flooding, causing commuters to have to detour to I-195 to navigate through the Tri-Town.

"A section of Route 6, from Old Marion Road to Brookside Drive is closed in both directions Thursday morning due to flooding. An alternative route, Pine Island Road, is also closed in both directions due to flooding," Mattapoisett Police Capt. Jason King said early last Thursday.

The route 6 closure was due to an overflowing brook that runs under the road.

“That brook also continues over Pine Island Road,” he said, causing a closure there as well.

That portion of Route 6, King said, was a major contributor to the closing of schools.

“The busses couldn’t get from the east to west end of town,” he said.

Both roads were reopened in the afternoon, and King said no significant damage was reported to the department.

“The winds weren’t that bad so it was the rains that were a problem for us,” he said. Some trees were downed in town, “but it didn’t affect the flow of traffic,” King added.

In Marion, residents were urged to remain cautious, should they travel on the town’s roads.

"Even as rain begins to subside today, residents are urged to remain cautious throughout the day as crews will be working to clear roads and debris," Marion Police Chief Richard Nighelli said. "Should you have to leave your home, please be careful of debris and downed power lines, and abide by the instructions of emergency officials should you arrive upon closed roads."