Coastal areas in the northeast US are assessing damage from a fast-moving “bomb cyclone” that caused temperatures to plummet, triggered heavy flooding and high winds, and dumped 2 ft of snow in some New England areas.
The resort island of Nantucket off Cape Cod recorded a 7-ft storm surge, leaving streets along its downtown waterfron under water. Elsewhere along the Massachusetts’ coast, large waves battered sea walls and flooded seaside communities, including Marshfield on the South Shore and Sandwich on Cape Cod.