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Parts of the Midcoast experienced two periods of strong to damaging winds. One during the morning hours of the 23rd generally had wind gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range. A second during the afternoon and evening featured wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph. Numerous trees and wires were reported down in the area, and power outages approached 30 percent of customers across the county.
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.
On the August 2nd drought monitor, Lincoln County was 100% in severe drought. By the end of the month, 58% of the county was in severe drought and 42% in moderate drought. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy rainfall with most areas receiving between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain.||The state of Maine activated its Drought Task Force in July 2022. Several towns instituted voluntary water restrictions. Hydro operators balanced needs of lake levels, hydroelectric power generation needs, and the discharges to maintain stream flow needs downstream. Most of the reported water quantity issues were from southern and coastal areas. Farmers without irrigation experienced stressed vegetation from a lack of rain and above normal temperatures in July. First-cut hay crop was near normal, but subsequent hay growth was slowed. Most streamflow stations in central and southern rivers with 30+ years of record were between the 10th-25th percentiles compared to normal.
The strong winds came in two waves across coastal western Maine. The first period featured strong southeast winds gusting at times between 50 and 60 mph. A brief lull occurred as steady rain moved north of the area. However winds shifted to a more southerly direction and increased again as showers moved back into the region after midnight. Additional wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph occurred during this time. Despite trees having dropped their leaves there were numerous reports of trees and limbs down along with a significant number of power outages.
Tropical Storm Isaias brought limited impacts to Lincoln County due wind gusts around 40 mph. Isolated reports of snapped and uprooted trees along with broken branches caused downed power lines in sections of the county. Lincoln County reported 1,160 customers without power, with a restoration time for most outages within 24 hours. No coastal or inland flooding was reported.
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@MattWGME Any thoughts on power outages? Seems maybe more likely this time with heavy wet snow/mix.
Sagadahoc County is winning in the power outages today with about 25% out. #mewx
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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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Waldoboro, Maine
| City | Waldoboro |
| County | Lincoln |
| State | Maine (ME) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 04572 |
I came home to no power and have no idea why.