High winds and heavy rain close Padanaram Bridge, down power lines and flood several roads
Downed powerline near Dartmouth Orchards. Photo by Justice Burnaugh. 
Flooding near Padanaram Avenue and Rogers Street. Photo by Justice Burnaugh. 
Waves, caused by high wind, soak and flood the Padanaram Bridge. Photo by Sean Flannelly
The playground at Russells Mills Landing Park goes underwater. Photo by Steven Arnold
A layer of water invades the tennis courts at Russells Mills Landing Park. Photo by Steven Arnold
Waves wash over the bridge. Photo by Sean Flannelly
Employees of Asplundh tree service remove a fallen tree near Old Westport Road and Alden Avenue. Photo by Justice Burnaugh. 
A combination of strong winds and high tide led to flooding at the intersection of Padanaram Avenue and Rogers Street. Photo by Justice Burnaugh. 
Monday’s storm brought down several trees and powerlines across Dartmouth, including this tree that fell across Alden Avenue. Photo by Justice Burnaugh. 
Clean-up on fallen tree near Alden Avenue and Old Westport Road. Photo by Justice Burnaugh. 
Waves rock hard against the bridge. Photo by Sean Flannelly
Fallen tree near the intersection of Cross Road and Old Westport Road. Photo by Justice Burnaugh. 
A fallen tree near Dartmouth Orchards brought down powerlines, causing many businesses and residents to be without power for hours. Photo by Justice Burnaugh. 
Flooding on Padanaram Avenue. Photo by Justice Burnaugh. 
Flooding at Osprey Sea and Surf Adventures. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
Downed powerline near Dartmouth Orchards. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
Flooding near Padanaram Avenue and Rogers Street. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
Waves, caused by high wind, soak and flood the Padanaram Bridge. Photo by Sean Flannelly
The playground at Russells Mills Landing Park goes underwater. Photo by Steven Arnold
A layer of water invades the tennis courts at Russells Mills Landing Park. Photo by Steven Arnold
Waves wash over the bridge. Photo by Sean Flannelly
Employees of Asplundh tree service remove a fallen tree near Old Westport Road and Alden Avenue. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
A combination of strong winds and high tide led to flooding at the intersection of Padanaram Avenue and Rogers Street. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
Monday’s storm brought down several trees and powerlines across Dartmouth, including this tree that fell across Alden Avenue. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
Clean-up on fallen tree near Alden Avenue and Old Westport Road. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
Waves rock hard against the bridge. Photo by Sean Flannelly
Fallen tree near the intersection of Cross Road and Old Westport Road. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
A fallen tree near Dartmouth Orchards brought down powerlines, causing many businesses and residents to be without power for hours. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
Flooding on Padanaram Avenue. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
Flooding at Osprey Sea and Surf Adventures. Photo by Justice Burnaugh.
High winds and heavy rain greeted Dartmouth residents Monday morning, as a storm front hits coastal Massachusetts. The Padanaram Bridge is closed until further notice due to high winds and waves splashing onto the roadway.
Sections of several roads are closed due to flooding, including Horseneck Road, Smith Neck Road, Potomska Road and Lucy Little Road, said Director of Public Works Tim Barber. Trees and tree limbs throughout Dartmouth are seeing damage, which has translated to power outages throughout Dartmouth. A large tree fell across Alden Avenue, near UMass Dartmouth; another shattered tree near Dartmouth Orchards took down a powerline for hours.
Harbormaster Steve Melo said a storm like this one comes through every year around this time: “It’s worse than the hurricane season.”
Melo said the harbor is tying boats down at the moment trying to “preempt” any damage, but none has been reported so far. The bridge will likely be closed for the next few hours, if not longer.
The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning until 7 p.m. and a coastal flood advisory until 2 p.m.
The Department of Public Works recommends staying off the roads if possible, and reminds drivers to stay clear of flooded roadways, as a few cars have gotten stuck while wading through.
Eversource reported multiple outages in the morning: one on Allen Street, just past Slocum Road and one on the Dartmouth side of Bliss Corner, both affecting around 1,400 residents. Both were caused by tree limbs knocking down wires.
Around 1,000 residents on Fisher Road also experienced an outage, along with another 200 residents near Destruction Brook Woods. Several small outages are affected Hixville residents, and around 150 residents near Gaffney and Potomska Road lost power.
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