Photos: Rising Tides. Heavy Rain. Threatening Floods. What Today's Storm Looks Like

Updated March 02, 2018

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Waves crash along the seawall on Turner Road in Scituate. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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A powerful nor'easter swept across southern New England on Friday. WBUR's reporters and photographers were out covering the storm and its damaging conditions.

A gust of wind crumples this man's umbrella as he waits to cross State Street. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Flood waters seep under the doors of 66 Long Wharf. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

A man takes photographs as floodwaters surge at Boston's Long Wharf. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

The Boston Harbor Cruises ticket office stands completely surrounded by water as high tide floods Long Wharf. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

A police car navigates through floodwaters on Central St. to reach Atlantic Ave. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Sandbags hold back the water at the entrance to the Aquarium MBTA station. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

A car sitting in flood water in the parking lot behind the Front St. shops in Scituate. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Jim Flynn takes a photo of the rising water with his cellphone at the corner of Scituate Ave. and Otis St. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) — Jim Flynn takes a photo of the rising water with his cellphone at the corner of Scituate Ave. and Otis Road. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A wave crashes high above a house on Oceanside Ave in Scituate. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) — A wave crashes high above a house on Turner Road in Scituate. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Flooding at Long Wharf in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Waves spill onto the walkway at Boston's Long Wharf. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Flooding near the New England Aquarium in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Water floods streets in front of the New England Aquarium. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) — Flooded streets in front of the New England Aquarium in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Houses along Lighthouse Road in Scituate are engulfed by waves crashing off the seawall. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Waves crash over the sea wall at the Scituate Lighthouse during the early morning. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Brennan Kane, 12, braves the rain and high winds to walk out toward the sea wall at the Scituate Lighthouse. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

This article was originally published on March 02, 2018.

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