Incredible drone footage shows icy Nantucket homes covered in frozen sea spray as temperatures plunged to 18F and more than two feet of snow fell in other Massachusetts towns
- Video footage documented the aftermath of the nor’easter storm Sunday after it hammered Massachusetts and other northeastern states
- Homes were seen encased in snow and time was literally frozen still at a local clocktower, which stopped working during the storm
- By the time the storm passed through the region, a record snowfall was reported in Boston as two-and-a-half feet of snow landed in Stoughton
- Officials on Sunday turned their focus to clearing roads and restoring power lost during strong winds
- About 55,000 outages remained as of Sunday morning, officials said
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Breathtaking drone footage showed ice-covered Nantucket homes covered in frozen sea spray in the aftermath of a winter storm that left some Massachusetts towns buried in more than two feet of snow.
Incredible imagery of the island community coated in frost rendered comparisons to the ice age as other parts of the state began digging out from the brutal nor’easter storm.
Nantucket residents awoke to a low of 18F Sunday and the sight of a a spectacular sunrise that contrasted the town’s monochromic appearance.
Time appeared to stand still in the prestigious community after the deepfreeze left a clock tower’s chronometers frozen in place.
Panoramic imagery also shows rippling waves on the Atlantic; the tranquil scene was a contrast from Saturday, when parts of the island were submerged in water during the throes of the storm.
By the time the storm passed through the region, a record snowfall was reported in Boston as 30.9 inches – or two-and-a-half feet – of the white stuff landed in Stoughton.
Drone footage showed houses in Nantucket covered in iced sea spray Sunday morning following a brutal winter storm
Houses along the Atlantic coast are pictured coated in ice after the storm passed
Time is shown frozen still after the hands of a clock tower became stuck in place
Pictured: Nantucket High School students row a canoe along a road in Nantucket on January 29
High winds led to numerous power outages throughout Massachusetts, primarily in the southeastern and Cape Cod areas. About 55,000 outages remained as of Sunday morning, officials said.
In Nantucket – a 105-square-mile island off the coast of Cape Cod – some homes appeared to be submerged Saturday in a video posted to TikTok.
The houses were surrounded by cold, grey water coming in from the Atlantic as gusts of wind up to 70 miles per hour blew waves ashore.
Clear skies began emerging in Boston Sunday morning following a blizzard that left the New England city coated in 23.6 inches of snow – tying a record for the single biggest-day snowfall.
Residents began digging themselves out of the mess as weather dipped to 10F as others took the opportunity to have a little fun sledding, cross country skiing and building snowmen.
But it wasn’t all fun and games Saturday after the storm prompted the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights taking off or landing at Boston’s Logan Airport.
Boston was hit with 23.6 inches of snow – tying a record for the single biggest-day snowfall
Some residents spent Sunday morning shoveling their homes and cars following the storm
Others took the opportunity to have a little fun in the snow. A family is pictured sledding on Bunker Hill in Boston on January 30
A woman walks her dog through the snow-covered streets of Boston on January 30
Pictured: Former Carolina Panthers player Lamont Bryant shovels snow from around his car in Attleboro, Massachusetts on January 30, 2022
Cross-country skier Erin Reed of Attleboro moves through Capron Park on January 30, a day after the town received upward of two feet of snow
Cars covered in snow are seen in the background as a man treks through the snow in Boston on January 30
Neighbors are pictured working together to clear thoroughfares in Boston on January 30
As of early Sunday afternoon, 224 outgoing flights were cancelled from the Boston airport and another 38 were delayed.
The storm was expected to impact 75 million people from the Southeast up the coast to New England.
When it finished battering Massachusetts, state officials turned their efforts to ensuring roads were clear and power was restored to affected residents, they said in a Sunday morning press conference.
More than 3,000 pieces of equipment were deployed to help clear snow, Lieutenant- Governor Karyn Polito told reporters. Warming stations and shelters were available to those without power, she added.
‘The storm predicted just what experts predicted,’ she said.
A line of people clear snow from the roadway and drives in Boston on January 30
Pictured: Beach chairs are used as space savers for cars as residents cleared snow in Boston January 30
More than 3,000 pieces of equipment were deployed to help clear snow throughout Massachusetts, officials said Sunday. Trucks equipped with plows are pictured on January 29