Due to a slow-moving Nor’Easter, the entire region experienced bad weather early this week. The effects were felt in Plymouth most of Sunday and Monday
A slushy wet snow and sleet during the day on Sunday turned into nasty windswept downpours overnight into Monday, and plenty of students on and off campus awoke to howling winds and rain pelting their windows. That is, if they were not disturbed sooner by scattered power outages or leaky roofs.
A few professors cancelled their classes due to storm-related issues at their own homes, although the University remained open in full capacity during the day on Monday.
Tree branches, old leaves, shingles and trash were spotted blowing around the campus. A large tree came down near the corner of Langdon and Merrill Streets, bringing down wires and a long lasting power outage to off campus students. Fire and power crews remained on site much of the day attempting to fix the situation; on-campus buildings did not lose power. Two students’ vehicles sustained serious damage when a large pine tree came crashing out of the woods near the edge of a parking lot by the Langdon Woods residence hall. The persistent East wind and heavy rain also caused several leaks to spring in buildings across campus, including Student Organization offices and part of the snack bar in the Hartman Union Building.
Elsewhere on campus, the university apartments and other residence halls reported some sporadic leaks. No major flooding was reported on the Pemi River and it is not expected to rise any more at this point.
Winds subsided later on Monday and into Tuesday as the brunt of the storm passed to the east and allowed crews on campus and in the surrounding towns to clean up. This was a very strong and slow moving system for this point in the year. The storm early this week was often compared to the effects of some notable Nor’easters back in the early 1990’s. No injuries were reported in this immediate area.
Temperatures this weekend and into early next week should be much milder and close to normal in the 50’s and 60’s along with the long-lost sunshine.