here in the state. some 24,000 power outages already. many around the city of worcester in the middle of massachusetts and it s one of the places expected to get hit the hardest. there s also some power outages down in plymouth county south of boston on the way to the cape. now, those winds along with the high tide are expected to create wave ace lo waves along the coast here and it could cause flooding. so this is a storm that has all kinds of aspects to it but so far the governor of massachusetts, charlie baker, he just held a press conference and said he s really proud of the people of massachusetts. they have learned, they have stayed home and they are staying safe. chris? boston knows how to handle this kind of situation, as nasty as it is. anne, thanks to you. blake mccoy is in ridgewood, new jersey. what are you seeing there, blake? reporter: it s been a true evolution throughout the day.