Power Outage in Pownal, ME

A broad area of low pressure across the Great Lakes region stalled out well to the west of the region early on Sunday, April 30th. A secondary area of low pressure developed and moved up the Eastern Seaboard and tracked across interior New England from Sunday, April 30th through Monday, May 1st. Widespread heavy rainfall occurred, and flooding was enhanced for this weather event due to the seasonal timing of the rains with spring soils being high in moisture and vegetation still being dormant. These two factors lead to increased run-off. Rain started across southern and coastal areas early on Sunday April 30th, with the heaviest rainfall Sunday night into early Monday morning. The rainfall on Sunday produced limited flooding, but set the stage for what was to come by swelling rivers and filling ditches ahead of the heavier rain. Heavy rain started around 3 AM and continued through 10 AM Monday with rainfall rates between 1 to 1.5 inches an hour. This caused flooding to rapidly develop, resulting in widespread flash flooding. The rainfall ended by midday on Monday May 1st. Runoff spilled into tributary rivers and major rivers that led to ongoing flooding for the next several days with most rivers cresting late on Monday May 1st or on May 2nd. Public infrastructure impacts were widespread for the event with over $4.2 million in damage. Oxford and Androscoggin Counties reported the most monetary damage to roads for the event. ||Another aspect of the system was a period of strong gusty winds Sunday night that started along the coastline and extended inland causing localized power outages and tree damage. Wind gusts of 50 mph were recorded at the Portland Jetport, and gusts to near 50 mph were also recorded inland. Strongest wind gusts up to 65 mph were reported across the Mid-coast region. Power outages were reported due to a few downed trees and numerous snapped tree limbs.

May 01, 2023

Beginning on December 22nd a powerful storm was developing over the Ohio River Valley. On December 23rd the center of the storm was deepening rapidly (974mb) as it lifted through the eastern Great Lakes. While the center tracked into southern Ontario, high pressure retreated into the Canadian Maritimes creating a strong pressure gradient across the region. Strong southerly winds developed as a result, with speeds in excess of 80 knots at around 2,000 feet. Several rounds of strong to damaging wind gusts occurred, which brought widespread power outages to the region with upwards to 240,000 customers without power. ||Precipitation moved into southern Maine during the late evening hours of December 22, and moved across the remainder of the state into the early morning of December 23. Snow quickly changed over to rain on the night of December 22nd, with a changeover later in the mountains towards daybreak on December 23rd. The precipitation continued through the evening hours of December 23, then gradually ended from south to north early morning, December 24. Overland flooding was prevalent for areas where rainfall exceeded 2 inches. The impacts varied from standing water in fields to complete road washouts. The runoff exceeded capacity for most feeder creeks and rivers.||The rapidly deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes region combined with very high astronomical tides to produce the fourth highest storm tide ever in Portland. In addition, storm to hurricane force east to southeasterly winds occurred along the coast with nearshore waves of 15 to 20 feet coinciding during peak storm surge. Significant to major coastal damage occurred during the morning high tide cycle across the beaches and Mid-Coast of Maine.

December 23, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. NWS staff member reported trees and power lines down on Mountain Road.

July 25, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Severe thunderstorm outflow wind gusts downed a tree across Dale Lane onto a powerline in North Windham, Maine.

July 12, 2022

A cold front dropping southward out of Quebec combined with a moist air mass over Maine to aid in the occurrence of southward moving thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. A few storms became severe downing trees and powerlines.

July 02, 2020

There are also a number of power outages in southern New Hampshire and far southern Maine associated with tree limb… https://t.co/1QHGm5rYDG

@NWSGray - January 23, 2023 16:02

RT @JackSillin: Report of 60 mph wind gust in #PAwx already (in an area with light precip and no convection). Gonna be a long day for pow…

@stormchaserjs - April 13, 2020 12:26

Report of 60 mph wind gust in #PAwx already (in an area with light precip and no convection). Gonna be a long day… https://t.co/aFmbfTUVge

@JackSillin - April 13, 2020 12:24

RT @NWSGray: Strong wind gusts are expected tomorrow, especially along the coast where the mid-coast may gust to around 50-55 mph. Power ou…

@EKEMD - April 13, 2020 03:42

RT @NWSGray: Increasing winds this afternoon and evening of up to 35-40 mph along with ice buildup on trees may result in scattered power o…

@WendyFarrand - February 07, 2020 19:27