The coastal storm that buffeted the region throughout Tuesday, causing some coastal flooding and knocking down wires and branches, wound down in the evening with a final shot at the northeastern corner of the state.
“We are pretty well done,’’ National Weather Service meteorologist Eleanor Vallier-Talbot said at around 6 p.m. Tuesday from the agency’s Taunton office. “It’s been a busy day with a multifaceted storm.’’
The weather service issued a flood warning for Boston and up onto the North Shore that was to remain in effect until shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday.
There were numerous reports of street flooding throughout the region, the weather service said.
Vallier-Talbot said that throughout Tuesday, the storm generated strong winds — Scituate recorded a 62-mile-an-hour gust — and heavy rains that knocked down branches and caused coastal flooding in those communities used to seeing storm surges during high tides.
The stormy conditions were fading away, but Vallier-Talbot said that there will not be sunny days any time soon.
“It’s going to be cloudy and dreary,’’ she said, referring to the next several days, with temperatures generally staying above freezing in the 30s and into the 40s.
Some precipitation — mostly rain — is coming, but some communities may see minor snow showers overnight as temperatures drop.
Vallier-Talbot said that the effect of Tuesday’s weather system was different in Western Massachusetts, where the town of Heath reported 3 inches of heavy, wet snow.
Earlier Tuesday, Bristol County reported that 2.5 inches of rain had fallen by shortly before 2 p.m.
Vallier-Talbot said some Essex County communities registered 3 inches of rain. Boston received more than 2 inches, as did Cambridge, Fairhaven, and Plymouth, among other communities.
Earlier on Tuesday, several ferries traveling between Hyannis, Nantucket, Woods Hole, and Vineyard Haven were canceled because of the weather conditions, according to the Steamship Authority website.
By 2 p.m., temperatures across much of the state had risen over the freezing point. Bill Simpson, a weather service meteorologist, said nearly all of Massachusetts would see rain through Tuesday night, except in areas of high elevation, like the Berkshires, where snow or ice was possible.
Forecasters said those locations, where rain had changed to wet snow, could receive 1 to 4 inches of snow through early evening, causing slippery roads.
The storm had already caused a host of problems Monday night and early Tuesday, when it dumped freezing rain and sleet on much of the state.
State Police said there were numerous spinouts and crashes, including about a dozen spinouts on Interstate 95 in Attleboro.
In Lawrence, authorities responded to 79 car accidents between 3:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., police said in a statement.
Twenty-two of the vehicles were towed and 20 people were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries. No major injuries were reported.
Wednesday will probably see showers in the morning and early afternoon and will otherwise be cloudy with high temperatures in the mid-40s. Thursday will be similar, with a slight chance of rain and snow before 8 p.m.
Friday should be mostly dry, but cloudy skies are expected to prevail. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 30s.
Globe correspondents Trisha Thadani and Aneri Pattani contributed to this report. Kiera Blessing can be reached at kiera.blessing@globe.com.