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December Gale Leads to Beach Road Closure

Certainly no trucks were passing today.
Ray Ewing
Certainly no trucks were passing today.
Ray Ewing
Stones, boat shells, and seaglass covered the road instead of the beach.
Ray Ewing
Stones, boat shells, and seaglass covered the road instead of the beach.
Ray Ewing
Heavy duty machinery needed to clear the bike paths.
Ray Ewing
Heavy duty machinery needed to clear the bike paths.
Ray Ewing
Wetlands were over-saturated with water.
Ray Ewing
Wetlands were over-saturated with water.
Ray Ewing
Bend in the road in Harthaven closed for obvious reasons.
Ray Ewing
Bend in the road in Harthaven closed for obvious reasons.
Ray Ewing
No snow during this storm, but plowing was done.
Ray Ewing
No snow during this storm, but plowing was done.
Ray Ewing

High winds and lashing rain forced the closure of Beach Road between Oak Bluffs and Edgartown as high seas flooded the road making it impassable.



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