Marblehead Causeway Closed Tuesday Due To Hurricane Teddy Surf

MARBLEHEAD, MA — A hurricane more than 300 miles off the coast of Marblehead caused enough tidal surge to close the causeway leading to Marblehead Neck Tuesday afternoon.

Marblehead announced the closure late in the afternoon due to "the large amount of debris both in the roadway and that is splashing up."

Police said they expected the road to be closed for several hours.

Although more than 300 miles of the shore of Marblehead storm surge from Hurricane Teddy, in conjunction with an astronomical high tide, caused heavy surf and some coastal flooding along the shoreline of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The National Weather Service said the seas were as high as 40 feet near the eye of the storm, which was a category 1 hurricane when it made it's closest pass to the North Shore about 5 p.m.

[11:40 am] Hello #Hurricane #Teddy! Located ~ 350 miles east of #Nantucket, max sustained winds 105 mph (Cat 2), moving NNW @ 16 mph & min pres 950 mb. Teddy is transitioning to a winter-type low as its taken on a large comma shape, with dry aloft wrapping near the center. #MA pic.twitter.com/nBlfdkQBFV
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) September 22, 2020