8:30 AM update: Radar shows snow beginning to taper down. 4 inches is a popular measurement with a spotter report of nearly 6 inches in Dennis. Power outages from falling limbs continue to persist. Hardest hit is Harwich where 1378 Eversource customers are without power and heat. Harwich Police report that the power is out in areas of Harwich due to a traffic crash at Queen Anne Road & Cemetery Road. Utility crews are on location trying to get the power back on ASAP. 375 are out in the town of Barnstable with 375 in Orleans.
12:00 PM update: 1,400 Eversoure customers remain without power due to the earlier traffic crash. The utility has not listed an estimate on restoration at this time, however, Harwich Police reported that Queen Anne Road from the roundabout to Cemetery Road is closed because of the motor vehicle crash. It is anticipated that the road will be closed for several hours for a pole replacement. Please seek alternative route.. About 100 customers are out in Yarmouth with about 2 dozen isolated outages across the Cape.
2:00 PM update: Eversource is hoping to have the Harwich outage restored by 5 PM.
3:30 PM update: The Harwich outage is restored. About a dozen isolated outages remain across the Cape.
5:30 PM update: The intersection of Falmouth Road and Osterville/West Barnstable Road in Osterville was closed due to a pole fire and concerns live wires could come down in the roadway. This incident has resulted in over 1,200 customers losing power in the area. By 6 PM the outage had been trimmed to 278 customers.
Pines across the Cape are buckling under the weight of the heavy, wet cement snow—bringing down power lines like here on Hardwood Drive in Bourne. Crews are making repairs as quickly and safely as possible to get everyone back on. 💪 pic.twitter.com/w5WT6cFhvQ
— Eversource MA (@EversourceMA) January 19, 2026
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