Thinking of those dealing with no power, evacuation and such destructive, icy flooding.
January 5, 2018 vs Storm January 4, 2018
Today here come the surfers
Rocks have clear icy layers and crunch pack, some pockets of drift
I’m following up on yesterday’s post, which was stopped midstream as we lost power. Scroll below for quick snaps and videos from my walk to Good Harbor Beach, Long Beach, and side streets.
GOOD HARBOR BEACH 1.4.18
About 2PM January 4, 2017 (high tide was several hours earlier)
Good Harbor Beach on sand looking out to Salt Island (from Good Harbor Beach Inn side of beach) Yes, the waves were rolling over the wall up to the homes but infrequently at this time. I don’t know what it was like at high tide.
(more Good Harbor Beach and Long beach below the break)
My boots really are waterproof. Still, had to move back. Roughly same spot: this one pans right to show direction of Bass Rocks
Entrance to Good Harbor Beach
you can hear the birds over the wind
LONG BEACH 1.4.18
About 2PM January 4, 2017 (high tide was several hours earlier)
On high grounds people were shoveling and snowplowing, and some car roofs were only lightly dusted. How different this storm was street to street! The photographs and video I took during the storm were at 2PM–two to three hours after high tide. Earlier that day, in the neighborhood between Long Beach and Good Harbor Beach, the skies were more dark gray-out than white out, with wind driven snow gusting out to sea. At that time tide, slush and waves reached the Long Beach walkway wall, sometimes splashing up and over into yards. I did not see what it was like at high tide. We did feel that the waves on the ocean were not as scary as storms we’ve been through, ones where the tides came rushing down the street and waves rose house high. Where water flooded the streets it was knee high and thick slush. I did not wade through them: the sound of generators meant power was out and who knows where lines were down. The marsh at the intersection of Thacher Road and the Good Harbor Beach parking lot (which was deep in water) did not hit the road. It feels much colder today. We are keeping our eyes on the incoming high tide.
I was born & raised in Gloucester, but live in Virginia now. Thank you for posting these pictures & videos. I think about my hometown often.
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Thank you for posting these pictures. I was wondering what happened to Long Beach and Gloucester in general. Stay safe. Lisa
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Thank you so much, Lisa, for adding in! Two sunny days since the storm. Wonderful to hear support for Long Beach and Gloucester
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thanks for great coverage of storm own house in gloucester but live in new york keep up the good work
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How nice! thanks for reading Good Morning Gloucester and writing in 🙂
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I grew up in Gloucester,still have family there,so all the update of storm are much appreciated
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