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Oceanside Drive in Scituate was closed to traffic as the storm hit Thursday morning.

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Waves crashed ashore in Scituate.

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Scituate police patrolled Oceanside Drive through flood waters.

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As the wind and snow shot into her face in the Back Bay, a woman said to her walking companion, "Oh my face!"

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Waves crashed along the coast in Scituate.

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Waves in Scituate crested over the sea walls Thursday morning.

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Tenth Avenue in Scituate had some flooding.

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A woman's umbrella mimicked the movement of dancers' arms at Tremont and Stuart streets.

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After trying to take pictures for a class assignment, Lyn Freeman fought against a sustained gust on Clarendon Street.