Nor'easter Update, And The First Snow of The Season Is Falling

It's not a terrible storm, but it definitely gets one's attention.

November comes in like a lion, as a rough nor'easter is whaling on eastern Massachuetts. There are numerous power outages, localized flooding, and tree branches down everywhere.

Our big problem is the wind. We're getting 40-65 mph gusts. My power keeps blowing out in Buzzards Bay. I'm not alone, as there are thousands without power across Cranberry County.

The worst of it is on the Upper Cape, where the majority of the outages are happening. The epicenter seems to be a Bourne-to-Barnstable swath. See for yourself with the NSTAR Outage Map.

There was also a tree across Route 6 East between exits 5 and 6, but I assume that someone has cleared it out by now.

Thanks to Eric Murphy for the camera work up in Brant Rock. That's local landmark Arthur and Pat's, up to their knees in the Atlantic.

We still have several Warnings out from the National Weather Service, including a Gale Warning, a High Wind Warning, and an about-to-expire Coastal Flood Warning. The coastal flooding should be done by 10 AM or so, so worry only if your beach faces north.

We also have a Special Weather Statement to the effect of eastern Massachusetts being due for 1-2" of snow in the early afternoon hours. This is more for Plymouth and Bristol Counties than Barnstable or Dukes Counties.

Remember, the first snow of the year is a sort of holiday, where none of us are used to driving in snow and we crash and skid a lot. We look sort of like when Georgia gets snow, although by the second snowfall of the season, we're all experts again.

Overall, on the scale we use here, this storm was a straight C. Keep in mind, the Perfect Storm was only an A- on this scale, as an A+ would be something we'd need Noah for. A grade of C is a pretty good storm.

The nastiness is heading to Maine, where I'm already being told that there is a fishing boat missing/sunk.

The weather should stick around long enough to make a muck/mess of the Patriots game this afternoon. Of note is the fact that legendary weather wuss Peyton Manning is in town, and he most likely sighed in despair when he woke up this morning and heard that wind howling.

We'll be back with an update if it is necessary.

UPDATE: Fuck a duck! It's snowing right now!