Were you in Mattapoisett in August 1991 during Hurricane Bob? Do you have pictures or stories to share from that storm or another big storm?
The Town of Mattapoisett, working with the Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management, is evaluating impacts of extreme weather events like hurricanes in Mattapoisett. We are asking those who can remember the water height in their neighborhood to share their memories and stories with us. We will use your information from Hurricane Bob to help us estimate future storms to better protect Mattapoisett residents and property from future flooding.
If you remember Hurricane Bob and its flood waters, you can help us by sending:
– A picture of the exact location where you remember flooding in Mattapoisett. The library staff can scan your photos for you.
– The closest street address and an estimate in feet and inches of the highest level of flood water for that location – the best you can recollect.
– A story or recollection about how you weathered that storm or another one. Did you evacuate? Was there damage to your home and/or property or your neighbor’s?
– Your name and the best way to contact you [this is optional] if we can ask you for more details at a later date.
If you have pictures from other extreme weather events (floods, snow storms, hurricanes, etc.) or stories you would like to share, we’d be interested in seeing and hearing about those as well.
You can send all the information by email to spizzolo@sailsinc.org or mail it to Mattapoisett Free Public Library, Attn: Susan Pizzolato, P.O. Box 475, Mattapoisett, MA 02739. Or, you can contact Melodye Pacheco in the Selectmen’s Office, Memorial Town Hall. You can also tweet messages and images to #mattapoisettstorms.