South Shore Residents Prepared For Storm's Worst
SCITUATE (CBS) -- Despite strong winds and steady snow, South Shore residents seemed prepared for any potential flooding that might crop up.
Scituate resident Brenda Willard says the Saturday high tide came right up and over the seawall, but thanks to some protective measures taken she believes things will be OK.
"This is what my husband did to protect the house this year, and we feel really safe because that's wood and we don't think any waves are going to get through it," she says while walking on her deck. "We have roll-downs and they really don't protect from the rocks that can hit the windows, so this wood is just a savior."
The wind was howling all night long, with a maximum gust of 50 miles per hours blowing snow bands in off the Atlantic. The 11 p.m. high tide was expected to be extra high thanks to a full moon, but as of late Saturday night the South Shore seemed to be weathering the storm, one woman says.
"We remember the big storms (like) the blizzard of '78, and all the storms from last winter," she said. "You can't beat last winter...This is just a walk in the park compared to last year when we were clobbered with storm after storm every night."
Some towns had scattered power outages, but Scituate didn't appear to have major problems in that area.
As high tide moved in, there was some wash over and minor flooding. Town officials say they expect minor-to-moderate flooding in some sections.
The midday high tide on Sunday is also expected to be high.