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Riding out Hurricane Sandy on Nantucket Island

Hurricane Sandy passed southwest of Nantucket, but the superstorm lashed the island with high winds, and caused significant coastal flooding & beach erosion. For a time, the island was effectively cut off from the mainland, with all flights and ferry service cancelled, and Nantucket Harbor closed.

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    The Inquirer and Mirror
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    Mon, Oct 29 2012 00:00:00
  2. Along the waterfront of downtown Nantucket, Sandy's storm surge pushed the harbor over the wharves and into the streets, flooding a wide swath from Jetties Beach to Washington Street and damaging a number of structures. In Madaket, the superstorm claimed several cottages, leaving the West End and Smith's Point strewn with wreckage. But Nantucket largely dodged the worst of Sandy, which was unleashed upon New Jersey, New York City and the mid-Atlantic. 
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    Hurricane Sandy at Children's Beach
    Katie Kaizer Photography
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    Mon, Oct 29 2012 17:01:19
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    A friend in Nantucket just sent me this image of storm surge from #Hurricane #Sandy @seacoastonline #SeacoastSandy pic.twitter.com/nZpiacFYom/nZpiacFY
    Charles J McMahon@cjmcmahonSMG
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    Mon, Oct 29 2012 19:08:16
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    twitter.com/cjmcmahonSMG/status/262994275829174273

    — Charles J McMahon (@cjmcmahonSMG)Mon, Oct 29 2012 19:08:16
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    As Hurricane Sandy churned her way up the East Coast, Nantucket battened down the hatches and prepared for her arrival Monday. Wind speed...
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    Waves sweeping beneath this Madaket home Tuesday morning. #Nantucket #MASandy #sandy pic.twitter.com/q4Af0mVEom/q4Af0mVE
    Jason Graziadei@JasonGraziadei
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    Tue, Oct 30 2012 12:46:55
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    twitter.com/JasonGraziadei/status/263260694290526208

    — Jason Graziadei (@JasonGraziadei)Tue, Oct 30 2012 12:46:55
  • SUPERSTORM SANDY on NANTUCKET- Quick Edit
    Kristen Kellogg
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    Tue, Oct 30 2012 15:44:16
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    View of erosion damage in Madaket Tuesday morning. #Nantucket #sandy @twc_hurricane @BostonDotCom pic.twitter.com/gUF1jVdwom/gUF1jVdw
    Jason Graziadei@JasonGraziadei
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    Tue, Oct 30 2012 14:36:24
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    twitter.com/JasonGraziadei/status/263288245666869248

    — Jason Graziadei (@JasonGraziadei)Tue, Oct 30 2012 14:36:24
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    HurricaneSandy12-134
    The Inquirer and Mirror
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    Mon, Oct 29 2012 00:00:00
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    The roof of a Sheep Pond Rd cottage that went in yesterday is now a couple miles down the beach on Smith's Pt. #sandy pic.twitter.com/0ZFMtPTwom/0ZFMtPTw
    Jason Graziadei@JasonGraziadei
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    Tue, Oct 30 2012 14:14:58
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    twitter.com/JasonGraziadei/status/263282850084839424

    — Jason Graziadei (@JasonGraziadei)Tue, Oct 30 2012 14:14:58
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    Took this on my way to get a coffee this morning - Easy St. Harbor @ 9:20 am - Hurricane Sandy on the way!
    Katie Kaizer Photography
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    Mon, Oct 29 2012 15:59:03
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    More beach erosion for the south shore #nantucket #sandy #hurricane #erosion pic.twitter.com/aWSlSib3om/aWSlSib3
    mark crosby@mark_crosby
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    Mon, Oct 29 2012 23:40:55
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    twitter.com/mark_crosby/status/263062890322489346

    — mark crosby (@mark_crosby)Mon, Oct 29 2012 23:40:55
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    Getting hammered! #Sandy #Nantucket @ Ladies Beach  instagr.am/p/RYXuT1qUky/ RYXuT1qUky/
    zofiaphoto@zofiaphoto
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    Mon, Oct 29 2012 21:09:46
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    twitter.com/zofiaphoto/status/263024853546840064

    — zofiaphoto (@zofiaphoto)Mon, Oct 29 2012 21:09:46
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    Van Lieu Photography@vlp_nantucket
    #Nantucket #Sandy Another great job reporting by the photogs at the Inquirer Mirror.  
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