Moulton Street Outage, Wind and Rain are Irene Impacts So Far

Strong winds and occasionally torrential rains have been the main features of the remnants of Hurricane Irene as it first rolled in to the two towns on Sunday morning.

No storm-related injuries were reported as of 9:30 a.m.

A quick spurt of thunder and lightning was also observed on Sunday morning.

were reported on Bay Road, Day Avenue, Highland Street and areas of downtown. The largest power outage was along Moulton Street, where 132 customers lost power at about 9 a.m.

Because of the number of storm-related outages, National Grid was not providing specific estimates for when power would be restored.

Trees had fallen in the road in many spots, including Larch Row in Wenham and Bay Road in Hamilton. Local residents helped police move the trees from the road in both cases.  A tree also fell on wires on Kimball Avenue in Wenham.

Lyons ambulance, which handles emergency calls in both towns, usually responds from its Beverly or Danvers base. But during the storm on Sunday it has an ambulance stationed at the .

A shelter was also scheduled to open at the in Hamilton beginning at 9 a.m. It is a place for people without power to recharge electronic device and anyone who is headed there is asked to bring their own food.

The peak wind gust at Beverly Airport, as of 9 a.m., was 45 miles per hour.

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