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Rain, wind topple trees, spur floods
by Outspoken on Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:03 am
Rain, wind topple trees, spur floods
From Staff Reports
Bangor Daily News
Gusty winds, hard rain and ocean swells of more than 9 feet caused damage in midcoast and Down East Maine on Sunday morning. Trees toppled, there was minor flooding and a lobster boat sank at the Searsport town wharf, but there were no reports of injury.
The storm blew in Saturday night with winds gusting 40 to 50 mph and some higher off the coast. The National Weather Service reported rainfall amounts from around an inch to more than 3 inches in some mountain areas.
By daybreak, crews were responding to calls of trees down across roadways and downed utility wires, some of them on fire.
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. reported 7,520 power outages due to heavy wind and rain Sunday morning, many along the coast and inland into Penobscot County. In Hancock County, 4,494 outages were reported; 2,583 were reported in Penobscot County, 430 in Piscataquis County and 13 in Washington County.
By late Sunday afternoon, 1,513 customers remained without electricity, most of them in Hancock County. Power was expected to be restored overnight Sunday or on Monday.
Bangor Hydro crews reported extensive tree damage throughout the affected area, which included Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Blue Hill, Brooklin, Clifton, Corinth, Dedham, Ellsworth and Deer Isle.
Downed trees and lines made some areas difficult for crews to reach, which was slowing restoration efforts, and Bangor Hydro crews reported minor flooding in some areas.
Central Maine Power reported peak outages at 9 a.m. Sunday when approximately 7,400 customers were without power. By 2 p.m. Sunday, crews had restored power to all but 2,400 of those customers. Of the remaining outages, 1,100 were in the company's Rockland service area, which includes the midcoast area from Warren east to Penobscot.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/91957.html
From Staff Reports
Bangor Daily News
Gusty winds, hard rain and ocean swells of more than 9 feet caused damage in midcoast and Down East Maine on Sunday morning. Trees toppled, there was minor flooding and a lobster boat sank at the Searsport town wharf, but there were no reports of injury.
The storm blew in Saturday night with winds gusting 40 to 50 mph and some higher off the coast. The National Weather Service reported rainfall amounts from around an inch to more than 3 inches in some mountain areas.
By daybreak, crews were responding to calls of trees down across roadways and downed utility wires, some of them on fire.
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. reported 7,520 power outages due to heavy wind and rain Sunday morning, many along the coast and inland into Penobscot County. In Hancock County, 4,494 outages were reported; 2,583 were reported in Penobscot County, 430 in Piscataquis County and 13 in Washington County.
By late Sunday afternoon, 1,513 customers remained without electricity, most of them in Hancock County. Power was expected to be restored overnight Sunday or on Monday.
Bangor Hydro crews reported extensive tree damage throughout the affected area, which included Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Blue Hill, Brooklin, Clifton, Corinth, Dedham, Ellsworth and Deer Isle.
Downed trees and lines made some areas difficult for crews to reach, which was slowing restoration efforts, and Bangor Hydro crews reported minor flooding in some areas.
Central Maine Power reported peak outages at 9 a.m. Sunday when approximately 7,400 customers were without power. By 2 p.m. Sunday, crews had restored power to all but 2,400 of those customers. Of the remaining outages, 1,100 were in the company's Rockland service area, which includes the midcoast area from Warren east to Penobscot.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/91957.html
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