Last night’s “bomb cyclone” caused a storm surge in Boston Harbor toppling boats, including this “Rush” sailboat at Sargent’s Wharf on the North End waterfront. The boat was one of several that came loose from the dock at the Boston Sailing Center on Lewis Wharf. The water taxi dock ramp also sunk overnight in the Read More…
Friday’s massive coastal storm not only flooded Boston’s waterfront, but the high winds took a toll on neighborhood trees. Most notably, this 150 year-old Elm tree was toppled at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground. Thanks to Thomas Schiavoni and Paul Foster for sharing these pictures.
So, what happened to cause so much flooding during last week’s winter Nor’easter snow storm? Unlike the near miss of Hurricane Sandy where Boston dodged a (big) bullet, the so called “bomb cyclone” of January 2018 brought a storm surge that hit just at the worst time, an astronomical high tide. With already over 12 Read More…
Quite the storm on Sunday night into early Monday morning. This tree was uprooted at Columbus Park on Atlantic Avenue. Submitted by David Goggins. More storm scenes at Universal Hub. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Submit your interesting photos using our Submit a Post form or tag @northend.waterfront on Instagram. Please include Read More…
The following release on climate change preparedness includes this week’s announcements by Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston City Hall. On the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston will be convening a regional summit to better prepare Greater Boston for the impacts of climate change. The announcement also marked Read More…
Did your phone buzz (and buzz, and buzz) on Monday afternoon with a crazy message about a tornado warning for Boston? That’s right, not a watch, but a warning … indicating that funnel clouds were spotted. While the storm clouds were ominous, Downtown Boston received only some loud thunder, heavy rain and lightning bursts. Just Read More…
This is a video featuring the highlights of a 1970’s documentary of the North End produced by Abraham Ravett in 1977 and 1978 with other teenagers for the North End Teen Collaborative. The film starts out with kids playing at the St. Anthony’s Playground adjacent to the Bathhouse (now the Nazzaro Community Center) and Christopher Read More…
Wild storm clouds came in on Monday night creating some spectacular images, shared by neighbors here over various parts of the North End / Waterfront.
It’s almost like Mother Nature knew there was something wrong with the universe on Tuesday night as the Bruins season ended in a flash. Just as this was happening, there were crazy lightning flashes in the sky around the TD Garden and the North End / Waterfront. Photographer Brendan O’Brien captures the lightning storm in Read More…
Here are the latest updates on Hurricane Sandy from Boston’s North End / Waterfront as the huge storm barrels its way through the Northeast. We won’t see the worst of it, but it will still be a major event all day Monday, into Tuesday. There are expected wind gusts over 60 mph and a record Read More…
Tropical Storm Irene may not have been as bad as expected, but it was still an experience. The video shows the scene in the North End / Waterfront area of Boston just after the rain subsided on Sunday, August 28, 2011. At the 3:00 minute mark in the video, there is a special message regarding Read More…