Patrick Madden

This small coastal community south of Boston has seawalls to protect against coastal flooding, but the massive storm is causing ocean water to splash over them, especially during high tide.

Jim Boudreau is Situate's town administrator.

Boudreaux says that could make some roads impassable.

And like many towns and cities near the ocean, the majority of residents here in Scituate have also lost power.

For NPR News, I'm Patrick Madden in Scituate, Massachusetts.