Police shut down Ocean Boulevard late Wednesday morning during high tide just before 10 a.m. as 1-3 feet of water covered the road thanks to 11-foot waves.
Precipitation begins as snow Tuesday afternoon mostly in interior areas but those closest to the coast get just rain, according to meteorologist Jon Palmer at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
The snow is still expected to have a total snow of 12-18 inches in southern New Hampshire and southern Maine before tapering off late in the afternoon.
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the entire area as the National Weather Service is expecting snow to fall heavy at times between late Saturday night and most of Sunday.
It is too early to commit to snow totals and exact locations, according to meteorologist Derek Schroeter at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
3-year-old Angie Rodondi and her mother, Norma Rodondi Jimbikt, 35, of Biddeford, were forced into a white Ford Explorer with New York license plates around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The Explorer crossed into New York State at 3:40 p.m.
With the rain moved out and the wind speeds decreasing, crews are able to fully get out and complete repairs to wires brought down by fallen trees and branches Sunday and Monday.
The heavy rain began to wind down Monday night after dropping several inches during the day. Over three inches of rain fell inland areas of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, according to the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
The National Weather Service reports the storm dropped nearly two inches in many places in Rockingham, Strafford, and York counties. Nearly three inches fell in Strafford and Hollis in York County.
Rain will begin from west to east Sunday afternoon as a cold front with a low-pressure area stalls across New England, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.