Live storm blog: Trees and wires down, marine rescues

Watch for continuing coverage here:

8:20 PM: Multiple repoorts of trees and wires down in Bourne. Report of a boat in distress off Menauhant Road in Falmouth. Divers called to Bourne after reports of a person swept overboard off Clipper Road. Reports of a person struck by a bounce house picked up by the wind in Falmouth.

8:30 PM: The person overboard in Bourne, who was wearing a personal flotation device, made it to shore safely. 2,150 Eversource customers without power in Bourne.

Car in water Main Street in Wareham.
David Curran/Satellite News Service/CWN


8:40 PM: Vessel in distress off Menauhant Road in Falmouth has been assisted and all parties are safe.

9:02 PM: 90% of Wareham without power; Nearly 50% of Bourne without power; 25% of Plymouth without power.

9:15 PM: Report of a vessel off Scorton Neck Beach in Sandwich struggling to get back to shore.

9:25 PM: From Eastham Police: Eastham, police and fire have responded to several storm related calls over the last 30 minutes including a tree and power lines down on Great Pond Road. Please stay away from that area and off of the other roadways until the storm passes if possible. Thank you.

9:30 PM: Vessel off Scorton Neck Beach in Sandwich reports weather has calmed down and they believe they can make it in now. Reports of power lines down on Main Street in Chatham.

9:45 PM: Reports of damage to some campers at the Scusset Beach State Reservation at the Cape Cod Canal. Plymouth firefighters called to reported partial structure collapse on Nickerson Street, possibly from a fallen tree. No injuries reported. Over 3,000 customers without power in Orleans and Eastham.

Large tree down on Main street in Wareham.
David Curran/Satellite News Serivce/CWN


11:00 PM: Over 10,000 Eversource customers in Wareham without power, over 4,800 in Bourne. No official cause on the utility’s website but the damage must be significant. Line crews are working to restore service but it will take some time.

11:30 PM: From Wareham DNR: Please be advised that there is a significant amount of damage around town and first responders as well as emergency crews actively working on countless situations. Wareham Police Department Dispatch center is absolutely slammed and if the situation is not urgent please contain yourselves on calling if it is not pressing please!!!

From Eastham Police: There are about 2300 Eversource Customers without power in Eastham due to several trees, branches, and wires down after the storm passed through. We have spoken with Eversource Representatives and they have advised us that Eversource currently has a crew in Eastham and are working as quickly as possible towards power restoration.

12:00 AM update: From Wareham Fire: Wareham has received tree damage and downed power lines all across our community. Please do not try and move any wires down a wire should always be considered live and could electrocute if touched. Contact the Fire Department and it will be investigated. Please be patient public safety agencies have been flooded by numerous calls for assistance due to storm damage.



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