Some roads impassable this morning, many lose electricity

Firefighters across coastal Maine busy as storm downs trees, wires

Thu, 10/17/2019 - 5:45am

    Firefighters have been on multiple calls the morning of Oct. 17 as a storm intensifies across the coast of Maine. Downed trees and wires are making some roads impassable, while Lincolnville, Camden, Hope and Northport firefighters are fighting a structure fire near the Camden-Lincolnville town line.

    Power outages are widespread (see below)

    High winds are expected to persist through 11 a.m., with an east wind of 30 mph and gusts reaching 50 mph.

    Rain is to be heavy, as well.

     
    From the National Weather Service, 4 a.m.: “Powerful coastal storm is lashing the region this morning with strong winds and heavy rain. The storm will peak in intensity this morning and then gradually weaken and drift east. Lingering showers are most likely in the mountains, with gusty westerly winds developing across southern New Hampshire during the afternoon. As the storm slowly moves away Friday high pressure will move in to replace it and bring fair weather through the weekend.”
     

    Central Maine Power is reporting the following outages.

    Knox County
    APPLETON 504
    CAMDEN 50
    CUSHING 82
    FRIENDSHIP 21
    HOPE 54
    OWLS HEAD 3
    ROCKLAND 28
    ROCKPORT 17
    SOUTH THOMASTON 6
    ST GEORGE 244
    THOMASTON 18
    UNION 399
    WARREN 371
    WASHINGTON 286

    Waldo County
    BELFAST 76
    BROOKS 57
    BURNHAM 32
    FRANKFORT 6
    ISLESBORO 6
    JACKSON 5
    KNOX1
    LIBERTY 47
    LINCOLNVILLE 94
    MONROE 3
    MONTVILLE 20
    NORTHPORT 60
    PALERMO 73
    PROSPECT 1
    SEARSMONT 39
    SEARSPORT 2
    STOCKTON SPRINGS 1
    SWANVILLE 59
    THORNDIKE 1
    TROY 74
    UNITY 49
    WALDO 73