Power Outage in Augusta, ME

Gusty southeast winds through the day on October 14th along with heavy rain caused numerous snapped branches and a few downed standing dead trees. Power outages in Southwest Maine peaked at 69,500 outages during the afternoon hours when the peak wind gusts were occurring.

A severe thunderstorm wind gust downed multiple trees which brought down powerlines in Benton, Maine.

Snow moved into the area afternoon on the 5th. Snow became moderate to to heavy through the late evening under the strongest banded precipitation. Warmer temperatures in the lower elevations resulted in significantly less snow closer to the coast than the higher elevations of the northwest. Snow totals ranged from around 4 inches south of the Maine Turnpike to as much as 8 inches in the higher terrain. The wet nature of the snow also allowed it to cling to trees and powerlines. The resulting downed limbs and powerlines led to widespread power outages.

A severe thunderstorm downed multiple trees and power poles on Doyle Street blocking the road and damaging two houses in Litchfield Corners.

A severe thunderstorm downed large limbs and power lines near Fayette.

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures. Central Maine Power reported more than 1300 customers with power outages countywide.

High winds downed many trees and caused numerous power outages throughout the area. Central Maine Power reported about 4600 power outages in the Kennebec County.

Structural damage. Trees and power lines down.

Low pressure developed off the coast of the Carolinas early on the 13th. The low deepened rapidly overnight into the morning of the 14th. The storm became occluded off of Cape Cod and retrograded into the Gulf of Maine, where it stalled through the morning of the 15th. Given the later season nature of the storm, precipitation type was highly dependent on elevation and time of day. Snow began earlier for higher elevations, and it took until late afternoon and early evening for lower elevations to change to accumulating snowfall. Heavy, wet accumulations and gusty winds led to scattered power outages, with widespread outages across the Mid-Coast region. Power outages peaked at 80K+ with most of the outages near the coast. After the storm occluded the precipitation intensity came down quickly and remained off and on snow showers into the 15th.

Two areas of low pressure combined to produce heavy wet snow and high winds across Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Kennebec, and southern Somerset Counties. The first low produced mainly rain across the region Saturday night, but pulled colder air into the region from the north after it had passed. The second low brought heavy wet snow during the day Sunday into Sunday evening. The weight of the wet snow and high winds caused numerous widespread and long-lasting power outages across the region. The number of power outages reached a peak Monday morning (November 3) when 84,000 customers were without power. All totaled, an estimated 166,000 Central Maine Power Company customers lost electrical service during the event. Storm conditions lingered into Sunday night, and the number of outages reached a peak of 84,000 just before 8 a.m. Monday. ||Storm damage was particularly severe in Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo Counties in Maine���s mid-coast region, where up to a foot-and-a-half of snow fell in some areas. Trees and limbs came down onto power lines, breaking more than 170 utility poles and bringing down hundreds of sections of wire. Snow-coated roads made travel conditions hazardous and combined with storm debris to keep crews from accessing many of the damaged areas. Persistent moderate winds caused new outages on Monday as crews worked to assess damage and restore service to major distribution lines. By midnight, Thursday night, service was back to more than 95 percent of customers affected by Sunday���s storm. The remaining outages cleaned up on Thursday. The CMP restoration team included more than 260 two-person line repair crews and 110 tree crews, backed up by hundreds of support personnel in the field and company offices.

Strong winds downed trees onto power lines causing numerous power outages throughout the area. According to Central Maine Power Company, about 11,000 customers lost power in southern Maine. In Lebanon, a wind gust toppled a large pine tree crushing part of a home.

Lightning struck the Knox County Sheriff's Dispatch Center causing it to lose power for a few minutes and injuring a dispatcher who was on the phone at the time. Lightning also struck a home in Searsport and damaged the chimney and a couple computers inside the home. In addition, in Skowhegan, lightning struck the police department and a second building near the fire department destroying television monitors and damaging computer equipment. The thunderstorms also downed branches and power lines in Winslow and Unity.

A severe thunderstorm knocked trees onto power lines in the town of Wayne.