Monday blizzard begins to wind down on Martha's Vineyard

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The Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority pier has seen better days. Photo by Rob Gatchell.

Updated 6:30 pm, Monday

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) reported that the most intense portion of the storm has now passed, although lighter snowfall will continue throughout the evening and into tonight, resulting in additional but less significant accumulation of plowable snow.

The Steamship Authority has suspended all of today’s remaining ferry service for Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. All ferry service on Tuesday for Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket will operate on a trip-by-trip basis.

Martha’s Vineyard public schools will open two hours late on Tuesday.

Tisbury roadways reopen

Tisbury town administrator John Grande said downtown Vineyard Haven roadways, closed since 11 am, are now open. Earlier, the town closed Main Street, Union Street, and inbound Spring Street “to general traffic for snow-removal operations.”

Tisbury’s parking ban is no longer in effect in downtown Vineyard Haven.

Flooding subsides

MEMA reported that minor coastal flooding is expected for the nighttime high tide, but impacts will be less than what was seen this morning. At this time, power outages are minimal across the state.

Earlier today, Beach Road was closed from the Triangle in Edgartown to the Hart Haven section of Oak Bluffs due to washover and flooding.

Beach Road was also closed this morning from Five Corners in Vineyard Haven to New York Avenue and Eastville. Large puddles in front of The Times office and Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard have receded.

The Up-Island School District budget meeting and public hearing is cancelled.

Watches and Warnings

A Blizzard Warning remains in effect for Plymouth County and the Cape and Islands until 7 pm this evening.