CAPE COD – Another in a series of strong storms moved across the Cape Saturday morning bring heavy rains, gusty winds and the threat of coastal flooding. Generally 1-2 inches of rain have fallen with a few wind gusts over 50 MPH. Eversource is reporting scattered power outages.
11 AM update: Officials in Falmouth report that the storm surge has overtaken the coastal roadways. Currently, Grand Ave (southerly end), Menauhant Rd, and Surf Dr. are closed. Please refrain from traveling in these areas as the tide will not reach its peak high until around noon today (1/13/24). Low tide will be around 6:30 PM. Wreckers will not respond until the tide has subsided. If your vehicle becomes stranded in a puddle, turn off the engine, leave your vehicle, and move to higher ground. If you can’t walk on your own or for any emergency call 911.
It is anticipated that the Department of Public Works will begin clean up sometime after 12 PM today, weather and tides permitting.
Bourne Police/CWN
Flooding is also reported in parts of Bourne including Emmons Road (above).
11:30 AM update: Provincetown Police report the east end of Commercial Street is closed at Allerton Street due to flooding. Bradford Street in the Kendall Lane area is also flooded. More flooding is reported along Provincelands Road in the area of the former Moors going toward Herring Cove.
Eastham Police/CWN
12:30 PM update: Reports of flooding along Rock Harbor Road in Orleans and parts of the bay side Eastham. High tide is occurring about this time. We reported on the east end of Provincetown, now the west end of Commercial Street from West Vine Street past the Provincetown Inn and Provincelands Road from there to Herring Cove have been blocked by officials due to flooding.
2:30 PM update: Provincetown officials report the water has receded and roads are being reopened. CWN’s Jake O’Callaghan shows us the fury in Nantucket Sound as waves crashing onshore in Harwich Port destroyed a stairway to the sea, and Lothrop Avenue flooded for the second time in less than a week:
ha011024 Harwich storm flooding from Cape Wide News LLC on Vimeo.
Flooding scenes in Wellfleet:
Flooding scenes captured by Cape Cod National Seashore:
