Tropical Storm Beryl pays Nantucket a visit
Branches, power lines hit ground
 Harbormaster Dave Fronzuto of Nantucket surveyed the harbor yesterday. Winds peaked at 44 miles per hour, said a meterologist with the National Weather Service. (Globe Staff Photo / Evan Richman) |
NANTUCKET -- Tropical Storm Beryl blew through the Nantucket area early yesterday, causing little damage beyond downed telephone and cable lines and fallen branches, said Police Chief William Pittman.
Nantucket bore the brunt of the tropical storm as it passed over the island at about 4 a.m., said Charles Foley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Winds peaked at 44 miles per hour, and about a half-inch of rain fell on the island, he said. The storm dumped even less rain and produced weaker gusts on Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod, he said.
Foley said the agency had not received any reports of beach erosion, coastal flooding, or storm-related fatalities.
``Because it was a quick mover, its effects were kept at a minimum," he said.
``It's definitely much milder than I anticipated," said Megan Keller, 34, a coffee shop worker in Nantucket. ``I woke up to hear the usual galing sound . . . but when I drove in, it's not that bad."
