COHASSET, MASS. (WHDH) - Several boats in the water off the South Shore were torn from their docks and thrown ashore Wednesday as the fall nor’easter lashed the coast with hurricane-force winds.
Photos shared by the Cohasset Police Department showed a sailboat resting precariously on a rock and three others that were blown up onto a grassy area along the harbor.
Wind gusts in the area topped 70 mph, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
The press box at Alumni Field in Cohasset was also blown off the stands and into the parking lot. It has been deemed a total loss.
Trees all over the South Shore were uprooted, including a gigantic tree on Cohasset Common that blocked Highland Avenue.
School in Cohasset will be closed Thursday due to the extensive storm damage, according to police.
Boats off the coast of Plymouth also broke free from their docks after being thrashed by huge waves, video shared by the town’s harbormaster showed.
In Scituate, streets started to flood hours before high tide as waves came crashing in, prompting many residents to evacuate the area.
In Quincy, a sailboat came loose from its mooring and started smashing up against the seawall that lines Quincy Shore Drive. As high tide approached, the waves continued to batter the boat.
It’s not clear when power will be restored to communities in the area.
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