Barnstable Road behind the Capetown Plaza in Hyannis Cape Cod Incidents/CWN
CAPE COD – Emergency officials were responding to numerous calls for help after severe storms crossed Cape Cod late Tuesday morning. Tornado warnings were issued in some areas but no confirmed touchdowns have been reported. Flooding from torrential rain appears to be the biggest problem. A number of reports of flooded basements have been reported and many roads are impassible due to flooding. “Turn around don’t drown”. Numerous lightning strikes were also reported across the region. Weather may have been a factor in a fire that damaged the roof of the Safelite Glass building at 420 Main Street (Route 28) in Falmouth. No injuries were reported. A car went off Route 6 in Sandwich and caught fire sometime around noon. Good Samaritans were able to pull the driver to safety. Eversource reports about 700 customers mostly in Sandwich, Mashpee and Barnstable without power.
Ansel Hallett Road in Yarmouth
Cape Cod Incidents/CWn
Yarmouth Police report flooding on:
West Yarmouth Rd between Constance and Ivanhoe
– Silver Leaf and Berry Ave
– Turtle Cove Rd
– Winslow Gray at Long Pond Drive
– King’s Way Entrance
– Ansel Hallet Rd
Photos from Dennis and Harwich:
1:30 PM update: Power outages up to 2,000 customers still mainly in Sandwich, Mashpee and Barnstable.
Barntsable Road near North Street in Hyannis
Osterville/West Barnstable Road near Race Lane in Marstons Mills:
Cape Cod Incidents/CWN
Update 3:15 PM: Power outages reduced to about 700 customers. Take a look at this washout at White Crest Beach in Wellfleet:
3:45 PM update: Some guests at the Four Points Hotel in Eastham being evacuated due to a 2″ gas line that ruptured. The area was the scene of a brush fire earlier though it is unclear if the two incidents are related. National Grid is enroute to cap the leak
Harwich Police Officer TJ Griffin speaks to stranded motorist on Depot Street at Deerfield Road.
Jake O’ Callaghan/CWN
ha080823 Street flooding from severe storms from Cape Wide News LLC on Vimeo.
From Barnstable Police:
CWN will update this story as more information comes in.
