I'm glad I came back from Nantucket last month!

Nantucket reacts to Hurricane Sandy

Photos by Jim Powers and Nicole Harnishfeger

As Hurricane Sandy churned her way up the East Coast, Nantucket battened down the hatches and prepared for her arrival Monday. Wind speeds picked up during the day, with gusts to 60, and flooding and spill-over began around noon at high tide in Nantucket Harbor.

Photo by Jim Powers

Kevin Kelley is inundated by the spray that pounds into the Easy Street basin Monday morning around noon.

Photo by Nicole Harnishfeger

This Sheep Pond Road cottage ended up on the beach on the South Shore Monday morning.

Photo by Jim Powers

Water flowed up the Broad Street "Strip" past a number of businesses that closed for the day, including Young's
Bicycle Shop and Stubby's.

Photo by Nicole Harnishfeger

Storm-watchers stand on the east side of Miacomet Pond Monday afternoon as waves
from the Atlantic Ocean wash into the pond.

Photo by Nicole Harnishfeger

This public boat ramp in Madaket was completely submerged Monday afternoon.

Photo by Nicole Harnishfeger

Waves pound the shoreline along Washington Street around high tide Monday.

Photo by Jim Powers

A utility pole on Surfside Road snapped Monday afternoon, dropping a transformer onto
the wires and into some trees.

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Heavy surf breaks on the beach at Maddequecham Monday afternoon.

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This scallop boat wallows in the waves on Nantucket Harbor as high tide neared Monday afternoon.

Photo by Nicole Harnishfeger

The Town Pier is almost underwater around high tide Monday.

Photo by Nicole Harnishfeger

Waves crash onto shore along Washington Street near the Francis Street Beach Monday.

Photo by Jim Powers

This boat washes ashore along Washington Street as the astronomically high tide drove
waves up onto the beach.

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Nantucket Police officers observe waves crashing over the Easy Street Basin Monday around high tide.

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George Nyren and Jeff Evans attempt to support the flood gate at Children's Beach Monday morning.

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A bicyclist takes pictures of the waves crashing over Steamboat Wharf Monday afternoon.

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Water streams down Old North Wharf Monday afternoon.

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Broad Street was closed to traffic as water flowed almost as far as the Nantucket Whaling Museum. Dozens of

people were on the streets, however, checking out the storm as town offices, businesses and schools were closed.

Photo by Nicole Harnisfeger

Dale Gary of the Department of Public Works cuts limbs off a downed tree that partially blocked Madaket Road Monday.

Photo by Jim Powers

This Dumpster found itself from the Boys & Girls Club property on Sparks Avenue to the other side of the street.

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Capt. Bob DeCosta of the Albacore, left, and Capt. Josh Eldridge of the Monomoy secure their vessels Monday.