How the March Nor’easter Affected Massachusetts

Photo via AP/Steven Senne

More than 71,000 Massachusetts residents are still without power as of 9:47 a.m. after a nor’easter barreled into New England on Friday with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains.

The outages are concentrated in the southeastern part of the state, where coastal towns are confronting severe structural damage left in the storm’s wake. Flood water rushed through downtown Boston on Friday, and over 400,000 Massachusetts customers lost electricity at some point during the storm, according to the Boston Globe.

Coming into the ballfields in the North End pic.twitter.com/xqdtbCVAIT

— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) March 2, 2018

High tide on Boston Harbor and Seaport Boulevard is taking the brunt. pic.twitter.com/d5YsEaCZ85

— Seaport Boston Hotel (@seaportboston) March 2, 2018

Bicyclist on Columbus park @universalhub pic.twitter.com/X7sGkuL8Sl

— Stephen Beyer (@Steve01824) March 2, 2018

And it did, eventually… . . . . Commercial Wharf, high tide. As I was lining up a better shot, a powerful gust hit, knocking me on my backside, finishing off my phone for the day. Luckily the #sonya7rii is weather-sealed. But that was it as far as getting a better version of this…. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #city_explore #rsa_streetview #loves_united_urban #urban_shots_ #city__features . #igboston #igersmass #igersnewengland #bostondotcom #bombogenesis #globalnook #ipulledoverforthis #loves_united_america #street_focus_on #noreaster #riley #explore_earth__ #infinity_photo_cult #bostonglobelife #pocket_usa #followingboston #bostondotcom #pocket_waters #ignewengland #picture_to_keep #newengland_igers #your_life_etc_ #newengland_igers #visitboston #igersboston #bombcyclone

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Communities in Plymouth and Barnstable counties were hit particularly hard, as debris and flood waters made roads in towns from Hull to Provincetown impassable over the weekend. The Patriot Ledger reports a Plymouth man died on Friday evening when a falling pine tree crushed his pickup trick.

High Tide starting a little early in #Sandwich. #CapeCod #Boston25 #Noreaster #Flooding pic.twitter.com/FQfZwN1Brw

— Adam Liberatore (@bostonTVguy) March 2, 2018

A depiction of the devastation on the shoreline of Sandwich from the high tides associated with the nor’easter. #mawx #massachusetts #wcvb 📸: Sandwich Fire pic.twitter.com/9uu39mptia

— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) March 4, 2018

This driver is stranded after ignoring cones blocking Flint St in #salemma pic.twitter.com/tHx3TB4Oe4

— Damon Cassell (@dcassell) March 2, 2018

Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on Saturday, allowing the Commonwealth to receive help from other states, should it be necessary. Not only did the storm bring water, but it also featured wind, with gusts topping out at a whopping 93 miles per hour in Barnstable, according to the National Weather Service.

The ferocious seas off #Scituate. Thanks MA Coastal Coalition for sending the video. pic.twitter.com/wuCim4RqON

— Robert Goulston (@rgoulston) March 2, 2018

The storm surge today pushed waves over the dunes at Nauset beach entrance, Orleans, Massachusetts. #capecod #StormHour pic.twitter.com/hkFFKTjYMO

— Dapixara (@dapixara) March 4, 2018

Though the impact period of this nor’easter has broadly expired, Massachusetts residents are unlikely to get a reprieve from tumultuous weather. Much of the state is under a winter storm watch from Wednesday to Thursday morning.