Stick Your Camera Out the Window: Hurricane Irene [UPDATED]

Editor's note: This article was updated at 7:40 p.m. on Sunday. Scroll down to "Irene's Aftermath" for new information.

Hey Melrose—with this "Stick Your Camera Out the Window" gallery, we're hoping to create a mosaic that documents what this storm looks like all over the city of Melrose.

But we need your help. Please take your camera or cellphone, stick it out a window or doorway and take a photo or a video. Then upload it to this article. You can sign in with your Melrose Patch account or your Facebook account.

(If you're creating a Melrose Patch account, please remember that our Terms of Service do not allow aliases.)

It's easy, just click the "Add" link below the photos and follow the directions. Be sure to include a caption for your photo or video that lets others know where it was taken. The more specific you are the better, but simply mentioning the roadway in Melrose is fine too.

Stay safe—the storm will become stronger in the late afternoon. And check out Storify for photos tweeted and posted on Facebook by Melrosians.

Irene's Aftermath

, and were kept busy on Sunday with falling branches and trees, which in turned pulled down powerlines—and on Penney Hill Road, knocked down a utility pole—and left some Melrosians without power.

Melrose Police Chief Mike Lyle, Melrose Fire Capt. John White and residents told Melrose Patch that the following roads were manned and/or impassable as the city awaited response from National Grid due to wires and trees down:

• Lincoln Street at Upham Street
• Linwood Avenue at Sylvan Street
• Lovell Road
• Penney Hill Road
• Warwick Street at Perkins Street
• Maple Road
• Woodruff Avenue

According to information on National Grid's website, approximately 344 Melrose customers were without power on Sunday evening.

Debbie Drew, a spokesperson with the company, said that restoring power to over 300,000 residents of Middlesex County will “certainly be a multi-day effort.”

“Right now, crews are focusing on emergency calls,” she said. “We're also in the process of doing some damage assessment.” 

Efforts to restore power will “start just as soon as it's practical,” she said, adding crews still faced some inclement weather.

A tweet issued by the company said they sympathized with their customers and were working hard to tackle the effects of the storm.