Power Outage in Milo, ME

Trees were toppled on to power lines by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.

Several trees were toppled and numerous tree limbs of varying size were snapped by wind gusts estimated at up to 60 mph from Milo to Dover-Foxcroft. Power outages were also reported. The winds combined with ice on the trees to produce the damage. The time is estimated.

Trees and power lines were toppled by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.

A nearly stationary thunderstorm produced 6.00 to 8.00 inches of rain in less than 4 hours in Brownville. These very heavy rains produced severe flash flooding from Brownville to Milo. Numerous roads in the Brownville and Milo areas were heavily damaged or completely washed away along with several bridges resulting in road closures. Roads heavily damaged or washed out in spots around Brownville included Route 11...Church Street...High Street...Main Road...Pleasant River Road...Quarry Road...Barnard Road...Stickney Hill Road and Lakeview Road. Gullies on some roads were 5 to 10 feet deep and 20 to 30 feet wide. A nearly 200 yard stretch of Stickney Hill was washed on to Stickney Hill Road. Damage to roads was so extensive that the town of Brownville was nearly isolated for several hours. A parking lot along Route 11 was completely washed away. The railroad tracks around Brownville were undercut and damaged in several locations. Homes...businesses and vehicles in Brownvile were flooded. Significant damage occurred to the infrastructure around Brownville with the entire town losing power. Water rescues were required for several individuals at the height of the flooding. Flooding was also reported around Milo with several roads damaged and closed. Basement flooding was also extensive in Milo. A motorist was killed (indirect fatality) around 5 AM Sunday morning when his car crashed into a gully...5 feet deep and 20 to 30 feet wide...which had been cut into the Pleasant River Road by the flash flooding. The driver was killed from the impact of the accident and not drowning.

A nearly stationary thunderstorm produced 6.00 to 8.00 inches of rain in less than 4 hours in Brownville. These very heavy rains produced severe flash flooding from Brownville to Milo. Numerous roads in the Brownville and Milo areas were heavily damaged or completely washed away along with several bridges resulting in road closures. Roads heavily damaged or washed out in spots around Brownville included Route 11...Church Street...High Street...Main Road...Pleasant River Road...Quarry Road...Barnard Road...Stickney Hill Road and Lakeview Road. Gullies on some roads were 5 to 10 feet deep and 20 to 30 feet wide. A nearly 200 yard stretch of Stickney Hill was washed on to Stickney Hill Road. Damage to roads was so extensive that the town of Brownville was nearly isolated for several hours. A parking lot along Route 11 was completely washed away. The railroad tracks around Brownville were undercut and damaged in several locations. Homes...businesses and vehicles in Brownvile were flooded. Significant damage occurred to the infrastructure around Brownville with the entire town losing power. Water rescues were required for several individuals at the height of the flooding. Flooding was also reported around Milo with several roads damaged and closed. Basement flooding was also extensive in Milo. A motorist was killed (indirect fatality) around 5 AM Sunday morning when his car crashed into a gully...5 feet deep and 20 to 30 feet wide...which had been cut into the Pleasant River Road by the flash flooding. The driver was killed from the impact of the accident and not drowning.

Trees and power lines were toppled in Barnard by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.

Trees and power lines were toppled around Bowerbank by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.

Strong low pressure tracked from the Mid-Atlantic region toward the Great Lakes during the 1st drawing an occluded front toward Maine. Abundant moisture was drawn across the region in advance of the occlusion. Heavy rains developed across Downeast and west-central areas...which persisted into the afternoon of the 1st. Rainfall totals across Downeast and west-central areas generally ranged from 1.50 to 3.00 inches...with local totals to around 3.50 inches. The heavy rains led to flooding. Across Downeast areas...most of the flooding was of the urban and poor drainage variety. Rainfall totals were enhanced in the favored upslope areas of southern Piscataquis county. Flooding across southern Piscataquis county led to the closure of several roads. Flooding began during the early morning hours of the 1st and persisted into the morning hours of the 2nd. Flooding was reported on smaller rivers and streams. In addition...flooding also occurred on the mainstem Piscataquis River at Dover-Foxcroft. The river at Dover-Foxcroft crested around a half foot above flood stage during the evening of the 1st...falling back below flood stage during the early morning hours of the 2nd. |A strong low level jet also crossed the region in advance of the occlusion through the early morning hours of the 1st. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were common across the Downeast region along with some higher terrain areas. Peak wind gusts were around 60 mph. A 61 mph wind gust was reported at Sedgwick Ridge in coastal Hancock county...with a 62 mph gust measured at Greenville in central Piscataquis county. Wind gusts across the remainder of northern and eastern Maine were generally in the 30 to 40 mph range. The gusty winds and wet soil led to scattered reports of toppled trees and downed power lines along with broken branches. Scattered power outages also occurred.

Strong low pressure lifted north across Quebec province during the 25th...drawing a cold front across the region. A strong low level jet crossed the region in advance of the cold front through the morning and afternoon of the 25th. The strongest winds were focused along coastal Hancock county and up the Penobscot River Valley into southern Penobscot county. Southerly winds in this area were sustained at 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to around 60 mph. The winds brought down trees and power lines leading to power outages with thousands of customers losing power. |Unseasonably warm air along with abundant moisture were also drawn north in advance of the cold front. The combination of rain and runoff from melting snow led to flooding across portions of the Piscataquis River Basin. Rain totals in the headwaters of the Piscataquis River Basin generally ranged from 2.00 to 3.00 inches...with local totals up to around 3.50 inches. This rainfall...in addition to the runoff from melting snow...led to flooding on the Piscataquis River at Dover-Foxcroft. The river went above flood stage during the evening of the 25th. The river crested around 2 feet above flood stage during the early morning hours of the 26th...falling below flood stage during the evening of the 26th. Flooding was also reported along portions of River Road and Back Road which were both closed. A car was stranded due to flood waters on the River Road near Abbot. Minor flooding was also reported in the vicinity of Greenville due to several brooks overflowing their banks. Ice jams also led to elevated water levels and minor flooding along other streams and brooks.

Strong low pressure tracked north across Quebec province through the 1st...drawing a cold front across the region. A very strong low level jet crossed the region in advance of the front during the 1st. The strongest winds occurred along the Downeast coast. South/southeast winds along the coast were sustained at 25 to 35 mph...with gusts in excess of 60 mph. A peak wind gust of 70 mph was measured near the town of Lubec in coastal Washington county. A wind gust of 61 mph was measured at Eastport...also in coastal Washington county. The strong winds extended up the Penobscot River Valley into southern Penobscot county where a 58 mph wind gust was reported at the Bangor Airport. The strong winds brought down trees and power lines contributing to power outages. Power outages peaked at around 17,000 customers during the morning of the 1st with the most extensive outages across portions of Hancock and Penobscot counties. Saturated ground from heavy rain contributed to the number of toppled trees. Some roads were blocked due to fallen trees and downed power lines.|Unseasonably warm air was drawn north in advance of the cold front supporting precipitation in the form of rain. Abundant moisture was also drawn north supporting heavy rain. The heaviest rain totals occurred south and east of a line from southeast Aroostook county...across northern Penobscot county to central Piscataquis county. Rain totals of 2.50 to 3.50 inches were common in that area...with local totals to around 4.00 inches. Lesser rain totals occurred northwest of that line. Rain totals of 3.00 to 4.00 inches occurred in the headwaters of the Piscataquis River Basin. This led to flooding along portions of the Piscataquis River. At Dover-Foxcroft...the river rose above flood stage during the morning of the 1st. The river crested around a foot above flood stage that afternoon. The river fell back below flood stage during the morning of the 2nd. Flooding was generally minor...though some road closures did occur. Water was reported on Route 16 near Kingsbury and on Back Road in Abbot. Otherwise...elevated stream levels and ponding of water in low lying and poor drainage areas were the major hydrologic issues.

Sandy brought high winds and flooding to portions of east-central and Downeast Maine. The strongest winds generally occurred across Downeast areas from the late afternoon of the 29th into the early morning hours of the 30th. Sustained winds during this time generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph...with some gusts of 50 to 60 mph. The winds toppled trees and snapped branches. The falling trees and branches brought down power lines which contributed to power outages. Around 5500 customers lost power during the event...most extensive across Hancock county and southern portions of Penobscot county. A 50 foot barge was torn from its mooring and sunk at Bar Habor.|Heavy rains produced flash flooding and flooding across portions of Piscataquis county from the evening of the 30th into the afternoon of the 31st. Flash flooding developed across central and southern portions of Piscataquis county during the evening of the 30th. The flash flooding then transitioned to areal flooding from the early morning hours of the 31st through that afternoon. The mainstem of the Piscataquis River also flooded...cresting around a foot above flood stage at Dover-Foxcroft. Storm total rainfall across Piscataquis county generally ranged from 2.50 to 4.50 inches.

Hurricane Irene made a final landfall around New York City as a Category 1 hurricane then weakened to a tropical storm while lifting northeast across New England. The storm then transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone across northwest Maine during the night of the 28th.|Tropical Storm Irene brought heavy rains and gusty winds to northern and eastern Maine through the afternoon into the night of the 28th. Sustained winds generally ranged from 20 to 30 mph...locally up to around 35 mph. A peak wind gust of 63 mph was reported at Sedgwick during the late afternoon. Wind gusts across northern and eastern Maine generally ranged from 30 to 40 mph...with localized gusts of 50 to 60 mph with convective elements. The winds toppled trees and power lines...with the most extensive damage from Piscataquis county southward across Downeast Maine. Around 30,000 customers lost power across these areas...with scattered power outages across northern Maine.|Rainfall totals across northern and eastern Maine generally ranged from 1.50 to 3.00 inches...with localized totals of 4.00 to 5.00 inches. Isolated totals approaching 10.00 inches were reported around Baxter State Park where upslope into the mountains enhanced rainfall. No significant river or stream flooding was reported across the region. However...flash flooding in Baxter State Park did wash out numerous roads.|The minimum surface pressure reported during the storm was around 985 mb. Storm surge was not a factor during the storm...with no tornadoes reported.

A large tree limb was snapped and fell on powerlines...causing power outages.