<p>A powerful nor’easter hammered the Massachusetts coast on Thursday, January 4, generating coastal flooding, including in Boston, where firefighters rescued</a> a motorist stuck in his vehicle.</p><p>Firefighters and the National Guard responded to two rescues in Brant Rock, according to a news report</a>. People living along Massachusetts south shore were encouraged to evacuate ahead of the storm, which affected most of the east coast. Credit: Twitter/Jeff Simpson via Storyful</p><br />