Help your neighbors by reporting downed branches, power outages and more. You can also upload photos of storm damage.
Monday, 6:56 p.m. — The storm's Boston crescendo is either happening now or in the next few hours, forecasters say.
Monday, 6:46 p.m. — The Tobin Bridge inbound is closed until the Tuesday morning commute. (Will there be one?)
Monday, 6:37 p.m. — Here are photos from the billboard that blew down from on top of Fazenda Coffee Roasters. It was a crazy scene. Gotta give a shout out to the hard-working folks at The Dogwood, who are still open and serving pizza.
Monday, 4:55 p.m. — Wind rips down a 20-foot advertising sign on Washington Street across from the Forest Hills T, according to @alertnewengland.
Monday, 4:23 p.m. — Road closure, Perkins and Jamaicaway
Monday, 3:41 p.m. — Reports of a tree down, wires hanging at 55 S. Huntington; also, @firephoto161 reports via Twitter that South Huntington at Huntington is shut down.
Monday, 3:23 p.m. — Sensors at Logan recorded a 59 mph gust, according to http://twitter.com/alertnewengland.
Monday, 2:36 p.m. — Police are trying to get city workers to remove loose corrugated metal on the "Meatland" sign; looks like it could blow away and really hurt someone.
Monday, 1:34 p.m. — Police report to avoid Jamaicaway and Arborway; branches are coming down.
Monday, 12:54 p.m. — This is the first local damage report I've seen: Kristie Helms (no relation) reports that the chimney cap on her and her partner's house was knocked off by a tree. Here's a photo. They live right on the JP/Roslindale line.
Monday, 12:03 p.m. — Sandy has picked up strength, with sustained winds of 90 mph. The storm is off the coast of Delaware as I type this but expected to make a northwest turn soon.
Monday, 11:27 a.m. — There's not much to take photos of yet (and let's hope it stays that way!) But if your street gets storm damage, you can share photos with your neighbors on this article or on this new dedicated thread I just posted.
Monday, 10:30 a.m. — The T is shutting down at 2 p.m., including subway, buses and commuter rail.
Monday, 9:39 a.m. — Personally, I've always considered refrigeration overrated. But if we lose power, the USDA says the frig compartment is good for about four hours and the freezer for between 24 and 48 hours.
Sunday 9:57 a.m. — The latest forecast shows the storm is expected to impact Boston on Monday before the morning commute.
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Jamaica Plain Patch is all about connecting neighbors, so we hope you’ll find this information helpful if the storm gets bad.
Karla Vallance
7:27 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Headsup, everyone: it appears our trash and recycling pickup is on its usual schedule. At least, the recycling truck just went barreling down my street because no one on my street put their stuff out in the maelstrom last night. So get your trash and recycling out there, quick!