Wild Weather for Three-Day Weekend
Monday's rain flooded Island roads, making some unpassable.
Monday's rain flooded Island roads, making some unpassable.
Fog rolls across the moors of Aquinnah.
Fog rolls across the moors of Aquinnah.
The shoreline of Sengekontacket froze over the weekend.
The shoreline of Sengekontacket froze over the weekend.
Vineyard Haven harbor begins to thaw.
Vineyard Haven harbor begins to thaw.
No one for a swing in the fog.
No one for a swing in the fog.
Heavy surf at Squibnocket accompanied the weather.
Heavy surf at Squibnocket accompanied the weather.
Icicles hung off Island piers.
Icicles hung off Island piers.
Lobsterville fog.
Lobsterville fog.
It’s been a weird weekend. First came Saturday’s bitter cold — bitter, at least, by Island standards. Then came Sunday’s thaw, and Islanders stepped outside for the first time. Fog was everywhere, until the winds came howling. Monday brought heavy rain pounding down and flooding Island roads.
Make no mistake, it was ugly.