Friday, March 22, 2013
An expected one to three inches of snow proved to be several times that much when we woke up Friday morning to a winter wonderland on the second full day of spring. Did you take advantage of the snowfall to snap photos? Share them with us here.
What vernal equinox? Thursday afternoon's snow showers thickened overnight to dump several inches of snow on Martha's Vineyard by Friday morning. In Edgartown, one Patch reader measured seven and a half inches outside her back door Friday as the editor grimly shoveled nearby. "We measure four inches by English desk scale outside of MVPBS Studios in Vineyard Haven," Daniel J. Adams of Martha's Vineyard Public Broadcasting posted on Facebook. By 8 a.m., the emerging sun was gilding our snowy scenes as the mercury began its climb toward a predicted 38 degrees for the day. Did you capture any photos of the latest snowfall? You can share them in this gallery by clicking the green camera icon. You may also be interested in these snow galleries …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Winter's not done with us yet: We could get one to three inches of snow overnight before it changes to rain, snow and sleet and then to rain, forecasters say.
Martha's Vineyard can expect to see more snow, sleet and rain overnight and Tuesday. In response to a Patch query, WCVB meteorologist Harvey Leonard advised on Twitter that the Vineyard can look for about 1 to 3 inches of slushy snow tonight that will be washed away in the rain. The National Weather Service, which predicts for tonight the likelihood of Tuesday will be rainy, mainly before 5 p.m., according to the the National Weather Service, which is predicting The rain will move out overnight Tuesday and Wednesday should be mostly sunny and breezy with a high around 37, according to the NWS. Click "Keep me posted" for automatic notification when we publish weather updates. You may also be interested in Stay Patched in! Follow Martha's …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Our video and photo gallery of storm devastation in Chilmark quickly zoomed to the top of this week's most-read stories. Here's a round-up of the articles most popular with Martha's Vineyard Patch readers this week, month and year to date.
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
The top headlines on Martha's Vineyard Patch for the past week, March to date and 2013 to date, with links to the articles in case you missed any of them.
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Friday, March 8, 2013
For the second day in a row, Chappy Ferry service was suspended temporarily and Beach Road was closed to traffic due to flooding from an extra-high tide.
Boats floated above submerged docks in Edgartown Friday morning as the third high tide of a strong ocean storm sent water flooding into harborside streets and parking lots. The Chappy Ferry suspended service temporarily and Beach Road between Oak Bluffs and Edgartown was closed to traffic. For more about the storm, including the latest information on cancellations and road closures, please see Martha's Vineyard Storm Center. Do you have photos or videos from the storm? Post them here. When is the next high tide? Click here for tide table links. Stay Patched in! Follow Martha's Vineyard Patch on Twitter | Like Martha's Vineyard Patch on Facebook | Sign up for the daily email with links to the latest news | Got something to say? Start a blog…
Did you capture still or moving images of what could be our last major storm of the season? Share them here and tell us your storm stories.
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The Steamship Authority has canceled some morning ferry trips as the National Weather Service warns of a "dangerous" high tide this morning. A coastal flood watch and high wind warning remain in effect for Dukes County until tonight.
The National Weather Service has extended its flood and wind warnings for Dukes County though Friday evening, according to an update posted this morning: This morning's high tide is expected to have a greater impact than the high tide Thursday morning and probably a comparable to possibly a little worse impact than the February 9 storm tide. Moderate with areas of major coastal flooding is anticipated for this morning/s high tide. This high tide will be dangerous with scattered damage to vulnerable structures possible. The storm tide will likely be nearly a foot higher than the tide Thursday morning and waves are expected to be 5 to 10 feet higher offshore. Severe beach erosion will continue this morning and some erosion will …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The first of three high tides in this ocean storm forced the cancellation of the Chappy Ferry and swamped parts of downtown Edgartown.
Chappy Ferry service was suspended Thursday morning as the first of three stormy high tides battered the coastline with waves and wind. Rain became heavy as the tide ebbed, and by midmorning the precipitation appeared to be changing to wet snow in Edgartown. For updates on Chappy and Steamship Authority ferry service and other storm-related news, please see our Martha's Vineyard Storm Center: March 7-8, 2013. In this video recorded shortly after high tide Thursday morning, you can see the Memorial Wharf and Edgartown Yacht Club public parking lots under water as waves lap against the side of the Seafood Shanty. Click here to see a video of the approaching storm in Menemsha, East Chop and Oak Bluffs Wednesday afternoon. Two more high tides …
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Cancellations, road closures and other storm-related information: As news becomes available, we post it here. Add your observations in the comments section and feel free to share photos and videos from this ocean storm.
Updated 1:15 p.m. - The Chappy Ferry is running and according to a Facebook update, "Ferry co-owner Peter Wells does NOT anticipate having to shut down again at the time of the evening high tide." As expected, Beach Road has been closed between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. The Steamship Authority reports on its website that all Martha's Vineyard-Woods Hole trips are operating as scheduled. Updated 8:45 a.m. - The Steamship Authority has canceled the following freight trips this morning: M/V SANKATY 8:30AM Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven M/V SANKATY 9:45AM Vineyard Haven to Woods Hole Updated 7:30 a.m. with this status update from Chappy Ferry on Facebook: Because of flooding around the slips, the Chappy ferry has stopped running -- except for …
The latest from the Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority.
Updated: The Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority announced on Facebook at 12:30 p.m. that Beach Road has been re-opened. Route #13 buses are operating on their normal route and schedule. It is expected that during tonight's and tomorrow morning's high tide that the road will be closed again and Route #13 will again travel County Road and Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road. Updates will continue to be posted to the website. Please call 508-693-9440 x3 with questions. Earlier: The Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority announced on Facebook at about 8:15 a.m. that Beach Road between Oak Bluffs and Edgartown has been closed due to flooding. Route #13 buses will be using County Road and Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road for travel …
Louisa Hufstader
9:56 am on Sunday, March 10, 2013
I just added a couple of photos I took this morning of the damage on the road from Vineyard Haven to East Chop. more ›