Barnstable Storm Shelter Opens; Pets Welcome

BARNSTABLE, MA — Barnstable officials on Saturday opened Barnstable Intermediary School for those affected by Friday's devastating nor'easter. The school is located at 895 Falmouth Road in Hyannis. Pets are welcome.

The storm knocked out power to half of Barnstable and about 15,000 were still without power as of Saturday morning.

Barnstable Intermediary School was one of three shelters opened on Cape Cod Saturday. The other shelters were at Falmouth High School and Cape Cod Regional Technical School in Harwich. The shelters are managed by the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee.

At the height of the storm, more than 450,000 lost power across the state. Reports indicate outages will likely persist into late next week. The good news for line crews is the weather will be calm and seasonable all week, with brief periods of rain.

Friday's storm was blamed for at least one death after a tree fell on a man in Plympton.

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4-day Forecast for Barnstable

Today, windy and overcast throughout the day.

Sunday March 4

Windy throughout the day and light rain overnight. High 38, low 34.
Chance of precipitation: 45%. Wind 25 mph from the N

Monday March 5

Light rain in the morning and windy throughout the day. High 39, low 33.
Chance of precipitation: 80%. Wind 26 mph from the NNE

Tuesday March 6

Breezy in the morning and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High 38, low 34.
Chance of precipitation: 28%. Wind 16 mph from the N

Wednesday March 7

Windy starting in the afternoon and rain starting in the evening. High 40, low 34.
Chance of precipitation: 73%. Wind 19 mph from the ENE

Data provided by darksky.net.

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