Saturday storm recap: Lee on its way out, leaving little damage to the South Shore
The South Shore did not suffer power failures or any widespread damage from former Hurricane Lee this weekend, and the risk of flooding from Saturday afternoon's high tide was less of a concern as the weakened weather front moved on from the area.
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The lights stayed on from Quincy to Plymouth overnight and into the afternoon. Neither National Grid nor Eversource reported any outages along the South Shore, although thousands of Eversource customers on the Cape did experience disruptions. That number soon dropped to a few hundred and continued to decrease throughout the morning.
More: A police officer barely escapes a falling tree as storm blows through South Shore
The South Shore mostly had less than an inch of rain, with Plymouth on the higher end at three-quarters of an inch.
All tropical weather watches and warnings have been dropped from Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The National Weather Service in Boston said Scituate had experienced some ocean spillover overnight.
President Biden declares a state of emergency
FEMA announced late Saturday morning that President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency for portions of the state.
With the declaration comes federal disaster assistance for Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester counties.
Lee now a post-tropical cyclone. What does that mean?
The National Hurricane Center's early Saturday morning forecast said it had "completed its transition to a post-tropical cyclone" overnight, forming into a comma-shaped storm lacking the convection and organization of a tropical storm or hurricane.
South Shore wind gusts were less than 50 mph, the National Weather Service said.
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South Shore cancellations
The MBTA Hingham/Hull Ferry: On Saturday, Sept. 16, all MBTA ferry services weree canceled. On Sunday, Sept 17, all MBTA ferry services will operate their normal schedules.
More: Saturday events in Marshfield, Pembroke and Hanover rescheduled ahead of Hurricane Lee
Several events scheduled for Saturday have been rescheduled to Sunday. They include the Marshfield Lobsterfest, Pembroke Celebrates and the Hanover Corn Festival. A benefit show in Scituate for victims of the Maui Wildfire has been cancelled. A new date has not been set.
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Saturday storm recap: Lee leaves little impact along the South Shore
