John Carter, 16, of Old Lyme waited for the high winds to ebb before taking to the water for some kite-boarding Tuesday at White Sands Beach. As storm clouds re-appeared, Carter headed back to Griswold Point where he began.

By Stephen Dunn · Published November 5, 2012 · Full size is 980 × 571 pixels

John Carter, 16, of Old Lyme waited for the high winds to ebb before taking to the water for some kite-boarding Tuesday at White Sands Beach. As storm clouds re-appeared, Carter headed back to Griswold Point where he began.

John Carter, 16, of Old Lyme waited for the high winds to ebb before taking to the water for some kite-boarding Tuesday at White Sands Beach. As storm clouds re-appeared, Carter headed back to Griswold Point where he began.

November 5, 2012
The evacuation center at the Winthrop School in New London had to be evacuated at the height of the storm when the generator quit. Jan Dowling awaited a ride to the shelter in East Lyme.
Christopher Harding of Wethersfield walks around his family's beachfront home at White Sands Beach Tuesday. Although the house is intact, more than 6' of water traveled through the house and filled it with sand so it "almost" survived.

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