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What Boston meteorologists are saying about this autumn nor’easter

"There will be a long duration of powerful winds overnight, tapering tomorrow."

Waves crash over Quincy Shore Drive on Tuesday as a nor’easter touches down on the coast. Tuesday’s rain will continue into early Wednesday as a developing strong coastal storm will bring the potential for flooding and damaging winds, according to the National Weather Service. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

By Julia Taliesin

updated on October 26, 2021

National Weather Service: ‘Threat for damaging winds in excess of 60 MPH continues overnight’

Threat for damaging winds in excess of 60 MPH continues overnight, mainly in RI and eastern MA, & especially on Cape Cod/Islands as well as immediate coast.

40-50 mph gusts farther inland, still capable of producing minor damage.#MAwx #RIwx #ctwx pic.twitter.com/MNw5QWc5MN
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) October 27, 2021

[850 PM 1-hr Radar Loop] Starting to see reports of strong to damaging winds reaching the ground. Heavy rain has moved into E MA. The strong to damaging winds will keep picking up into late tonight & early Wed. Let us know of any damage when it is safe to do so. #mawx #riwx #ctwx pic.twitter.com/M6QGY4z1Fn
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) October 27, 2021

[Effects/Impacts Timeline: Late Oct Nor'easter] Autumn nor'easter to bring several impacts to Southern New England. Peak of the effects and impacts is Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Here's a color-coded impact graphic that we hope illustrates the timing of these effects: pic.twitter.com/CLb5ng1WBU
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) October 25, 2021

Jeremy Reiner, 7News: ‘Weather deteriorating across the Cape next several hours’

Weather deteriorating across the Cape next several hours… https://t.co/iaON46or79
— Jeremy Reiner (@jreineron7) October 27, 2021

Power outages on the way up…greatest concentration of power disruption overnight and into Wednesday morning will be along & east of I-95. #7news. @MassEMA pic.twitter.com/kgAYv18gAI
— Jeremy Reiner (@jreineron7) October 27, 2021

Storm! Most intense portion of the storm is this evening through midday Wednesday. High wind and locally heavy rain, especially along the coastline, continue through the night. Conditions slowly improve by Wednesday evening. #7news pic.twitter.com/29ZztvtqCK
— Jeremy Reiner (@jreineron7) October 26, 2021

Josh Wurster, 7News: ‘Here comes the real stuff’

Here comes the real stuff. Starting to see a few reports of 70 mph gusts on the coastline. pic.twitter.com/nLFM1p9cxR
— Josh Wurster (@joshwurster_) October 27, 2021

Damage already on the Cape from the Nor'easter!

Recent reports of 59mph gust in Rockport and 64mph gust in Hull! https://t.co/N69TS1PKnQ
— Josh Wurster (@joshwurster_) October 27, 2021

Pete Bouchard, NBC10 Boston: ‘NUMEROUS outages anticipated. Some flooding into the morning’

"Where's the nor'easter, dude?"

I hear you….and it's right offshore. Intense winds (shown with arrows) offshore rotate over us 8pm-7am. It's going to get hairy. NUMEROUS outages anticipated. Some flooding into the morning.

Here we go. pic.twitter.com/90llqtXdpN
— Pete Bouchard NBC10 Boston (@PeteNBCBoston) October 26, 2021

Eric Fisher, WBZ: ‘There will be a long duration of powerful winds overnight, tapering tomorrow’

Tree fall on wires in Duxbury. Trying to get home. pic.twitter.com/yNE23nioIQ
— Kevin Schiffman (@kevschiffman) October 27, 2021

Not exact, but a general idea for the timeline of peak wind gusts with this storm. There will be a long duration of powerful winds overnight, tapering tomorrow. But it'll remain quite gusty near the water all day – difficult for power restoration. #wbz pic.twitter.com/fuXSCNT41e
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) October 26, 2021

The wall of rain that will start filling in this evening is out east of Nantucket right now…and full of lightning. Could be quite electric as rain and wind increase. #wbz pic.twitter.com/iMNnHlgFnv
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) October 26, 2021