Monday, November 10, 2014

Strong, early storm cuts power to 137,000 homes

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A nor’easter that brought powerful wind gusts, heavy rain and more than a foot of wet snow to some areas in midcoast and northern Maine left thousands of homes in the dark Sunday night.

More than 137,000 homes across Maine had lost power as of 8:30 p.m. Sunday, forcing Central Maine Power Co. to call in Canadian crews Sunday night to help restore electricity in some areas.

The storm, which in some areas produced blizzard-like conditions, also prompted Gov. Paul LePage to declare a limited emergency Sunday. The governor’s order will allow utility crews to work additional hours to repair power lines.

“The storm will leave the state overnight, but getting power restored is expected to take several days,” LePage said in a news release.

Gail Rice, a spokeswoman for Central Maine Power Co., said customers in Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties were hardest hit by the storm. As of 9:30 p.m., more than 19,500 customers in Knox County were without electricity. The total number of outages in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties exceeded 54,000.

http://www.pressherald.com/2014/11/02/snowstorm-leads-to-accidents-power-outages-throughout-maine/

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