DOWN FOR THE COUNT: Police cruisers block a portion of East Street in Dedham morning after strong wind gusts knocked over a tree.
A storm brought the first snow of the season to parts of Massachusetts yesterday, as high-intensity winds whipped up waters along the coast and caused mild flooding—conditions that could continue today, according to meteorologist William Babcock of the National Weather Service.
Light snow dusted parts of Cape Cod, as well as Bristol and Worcester counties. In Taunton, residents woke yesterday morning to about a quarter inch of snow. Authorities blame sudden icing conditions for a rash of overnight highway accidents in Massachusetts, including two crashes that left a Falmouth police officer and a state trooper injured. It was unclear if weather was a factor in a fatal crash on I-495 in Raynham. A 57-year-old Brockton man died when his car went out of control at about 4:30 a.m., struck a guardrail and then was hit by a tractor-trailer.