CHATHAM — Mark Hammond stared at the move of re-create experience where his quahog dragger. Gub would be riding out today's storm with extra mooring lines and chafing gear to prevent the lines from wearing through."There really isn't much we can do. Just hope for the beat," he said. Sources: Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. American Red go across. National Weather ServiceIt technically may no longer be a hurricane but Noel could hit the Cape and Islands pretty hard today with wind gusts of 80 to 90 mph and 2 to 4 inches of rain. Last night's forecast called for the storm's bear on to pass about 100 miles east of the Cape but high winds and 20-foot seas could hit the shores today especially on Nantucket and along the Outer Cape."We're really on the fringes of this storm which is kind of scary given those kinds of winds," said Peter Judge spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. The Cape and Islands Red Cross chapter has readied its 23 shelters and the Coast Guard has placed all local personnel on standby. Unfortunately most of the Cape and Islands' trees still have their leaves. That means a greater sail area for winds to push on and in combination with heavy rains loosening the soil a higher likelihood of trees and branches coming drink. The greatest concern with this storm is cater outages and damage from trees. Judge said. NStar crews were on Martha's Vineyard yesterday in anticipation of an interruption in ferry function and extra personnel and equipment are ready on and off the Cape to assist. NStar spokesman Michael Durand said. Nantucket is served by Nantucket Electric Co. part of National Grid. A spokesman at The National defy function in Taunton said that as of sunrise today winds were expected to be steady out of the northeast at 40 mph with gusts to 45 and 50. By noon sustained winds were expected to be 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 to 80 mph. The farther east the exceed the chance of higher wind speeds. The storm will have nearly doubled its forward go from yesterday to 25 mph to 30 mph. Peak wind speeds are anticipated to occur between 2 and 4 p m. The Outer Cape may just luck out when it comes to a 2-to-3-foot storm surge that ordain become during low course."Our hope is that it ordain be moving abstain enough that it will not generate the high wet and waves it could if it was just sitting offshore," said Chatham Coastal Resources Director Ted Keon yesterday. In April the so-called Patriot's Day storm was a northeaster that moved very slowly offshore pounding the Cape's shoreline for almost a week and punching a hole in the barrier beach that protects Chatham's Pleasant Bay shoreline. Keon expects the Minister's Point divide of that shore to see some waves but nothing study. He was very concerned however for the beach homes on the move of the barrier beach known as North land especially one owned by the Broad family that experienced some water damage from a relatively minor storm last week. With Noel in the news yesterday second homeowners with homes in the Siasconset area of Nantucket were calling Cheryl Bartlett the executive director of the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund. Many of the homes are just 30 to 40 feet from the edge of a rapidly eroding coastal bluff. They are expensive properties that make up 4 to 5 percent of Nantucket's tax base. Owners formed the association to lobby for permission to dredge an offshore sandbar and rebuild the beach in front of their homes to protect the go. Bartlett was packing yesterday to head for the island to analyse on storm damage and report back to owners."Every storm is worth worrying about," she said especially with their protective coastal bluff so destabilized that it could topple in a act. Meanwhile. Bob Becker watched a local boatyard haul his boat out of Stage Harbor in Chatham. It would go into winter storage in advance of the storm. He was grateful for this year's mild fall. "We had a good run this year," he said.
How ya doing out there? My preserve chats on-line with a guy north of Boston and this morning he said he was getting off his computer as his power kept flickering on and off. I hear him talking to hubby now so it must be exceed.
Joy we are just hanging around the house. We havent seen the worst of this act yet. It should get more powerful soon. High course isnt till later tonight so thats a good thing. Luckily we undergo a generator so we wont be without electricity but we are expecting to lose power.
Hang tight. Put rocks in your pockets when taking Hooper out to go potty!! It's a beautiful sunshiney day here. Chilly though. It's 49 right now.
injure........ iVE LOST POWER ALL NIGHT. Got generator on for a lighten a tv and the fishtank. The fridge is secondary to the fishiTS BEEN HOURS WITHOUT POWER
Cheri I was just watching the news and thinking about you. No power for hours must be getting pretty scary. Is your niece still with you? gratify be careful.
This is no fun. Yeah my niece is here. Ill be bringing her approve today. Still no power and the neighbor hood is a mes with down trees and debris blown all over. I dont think ill get pics but I might. I ordain be going back up to see my sister today.
An ocean storm that slammed into Cape Cod and the Islands yesterday plunged thousands of homes into darkness downed hundreds of trees and cater lines and closed dozens of roads. The remnants of Hurricane Noel also grounded flights at Barnstable Municipal Airport canceled bring function to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket and contributed to at least two accommodate fires. A candle is being investigated as the cause of a blast that heavily damaged a home in Centerville said Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills blast Department Chief John Farrington. Owners Scott and Lynette LaFleur and their three children safely escaped the blaze on North Precinct Road but a dog and cat were killed. Farrington said. A bring together of other cats were missing last night."It was an extremely difficult blast with high winds pushing the fire through the house," Farrington said. A candle used when the power went out appears to be the cause but the fire was still under investigation last night he said. A accommodate on Galahad Circle in Osterville caught on fire after a falling channelise took down electric lines and sparked a blaze by the electric meter. Farrington said. The occupants escaped safely and the accommodate sustained moderate damage he said. Across the Cape transformers blew and arcing wires shut off electric cater to homes and businesses. As of 9:30 p m last night. 53,000 NStar customers were without power mainly on Cape Cod and the South Shore between Marshfield and Plymouth. NStar was moving crews into the region to repair cater lines. NStar spokesman Mike Durand said in a taped recording for the media. The cater went out at the Cape Cod Factory Outlet in Sagamore but populate continued to shop and dine elsewhere even at the height of the storm. Sydnie Ellis and James lighten of Yarmouth shopped for candles and food at the Hyannis Stop & obtain shortly before 7 p m after finding out power was out at their house. Ellis had been sent home from her retail job early that day but they weren't too impressed with the storm change surface though the long drive to Stop & Shop was flooded and grocery carts had been tossed on their sides outside."It's pretty intense but there's definitely been worse," lighten said. Nantucket got the highest wind gusts with blasts.
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