{"id":4066,"date":"2022-02-03T19:09:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T00:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/?p=4066"},"modified":"2022-02-03T19:09:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T00:09:51","slug":"notes-from-nantucket-january-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/notes-from-nantucket-january-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Nantucket: January 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Winter Storm Kenan, January 2022<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Winter on Nantucket is unforgiving. Residents must be self-reliant as Winter storms, Nor\u2019easters, and the risk of the harbor freezing over threatens supply chains and contact with the mainland. Winter requires knowledge of daily tide levels, lunar cycles, and a feeling in one\u2019s bone for the weather ahead. You\u2019ll hear people saying, \u201cI smell the snow coming,\u201d and the old sailor adage, \u201cRed sky at morning sailor take warning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have learned the truth of this while living here for two winters. Winter Storm Kenan was a bomb cyclone progressing up the Atlantic coast. Kenan dropped the barometric pressure 35Mb in 18 hours, making it a powerful hurricane-force storm with gusts reaching 70 mph for Nantucket. Below are my observations as Winter Storm Kenan progressed. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 28, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afternoon: Harbormaster and the Department of Public Works have closed the Children\u2019s Beach gate and moved the auxiliary by-pass flood pump to Children\u2019s Beach in hopes of reducing flood impact. Stop and Shop is busy with people gathering supplies ahead of the storm, including rope, candles, flashlights, plastic sheeting, salt, and any food provisions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 29, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n