High winds began to fade Saturday as utility crews continued the work of restoring power for Mainers who lost electricity as gusts buffeted the state for two days.
Central Maine Power anticipated having electricity restored to all customers by Saturday evening, said spokeswoman Gail Rice.
At the peak, 45,000 customers were without power on Friday after the first night of strong winds. By noon Saturday, the number of customers without electricity had been reduced to 4,600, Rice said.
There were gusts of 57 mph in Turner and 51 mph in Brunswick on Friday, a day after Bangor recorded a 69 mph gust. In New Hampshire, Mount Washington recorded a gust of 133 mph, officials said.
The strong winds snapped 38 utility poles and knocked trees and tree limbs onto power lines, Rice said. Twenty-seven utility crews converged on Farmington, the hardest-hit area.
The winds were expected to begin dying off after Saturday’s sunset, said Eric Sinsabaugh of the National Weather Service in Gray.
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