Emergency crews were busy throughout western Maine on Saturday night, dealing with the aftermath of high winds and heavy rains that slapped and soaked the state.

The intensity of the weather postponed a search for an Auburn man who went overboard in the Kennebec River on Friday night near the old Carleton Bridge in Bath. Crews were expected to resume their search today for Richard Drouin Jr., 38, who was in a 16-foot boat that capsized after hitting a construction cable around 6:30 p.m. Drouin’s companions, his father, Richard Drouin, also of Auburn, and Philip Stevens, 39, of the Auburn area, were rescued.

“The last we knew, we were going to take another look first thing in the morning,” said Capt. Michael Clarke of Bath Fire Department on Saturday night.

Crews from Bath police and fire, Maine Marine Patrol and Coast Guard searched into the night for Drouin Friday, but had to stop around noon Saturday because of the weather. Stevens was treated and released from a Brunswick hospital while the elder Drouin was admitted to Maine Medical Center, where he was reported in fair condition Saturday night.

Gov. John Baldacci on Saturday night declared a state of emergency, which allows electrical workers to stay on the job to restore power and to bring additional crews from Canada.

Nearly 3 inches of rain fell over the Lewiston-Auburn area, where some roads in Greene, Wales and Durham were closed due to flooding. But Mother Nature saved most of her wrath for Western Maine, where heavy rains swelled small rivers, causing flooding and winds blew at nearly 30 miles per hour.

“We’ve been busy,” said Bill Hoyt, dispatcher for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. He said floods closed roads throughout the area, including Knowlton Corner and Intervale roads in Farmington, Route 27 in New Vineyard, Route 142 in Kingfield, Industry Road in Industry, Clover Mill Road in West Farmington. Route 43 was closed until about 8:45 p.m. when one lane was opened.

Additionally, firefighters rescued one Farmington resident from a porch surrounded by swirling water Saturday evening.

At 6:28 p.m., Oxford fire and police shut down Allen Hill Road from Oliver Road to Swamp Road due to flooding. And at 6:37 p.m., Norway firefighters were told to put traffic cones up on the Harrison Road, a quarter-mile up from Route 118, because motorists were hydroplaning due to flooding. Both roads were reopened by 10 p.m.

About 34,000 Central Maine Power customers were without power early Saturday evening, with greatest outages concentrated in the Brunswick and Alfred service areas. A downed tree on College Street in Lewiston knocked out power there for about an hour.

No serious accidents were reported by either city police department or the Gray barracks of the Maine State Police.

The National Weather Service in Gray issued flood watches until 5 p.m. today. A mixture of rain and snow is expected in northern Franklin and Oxford counties with winds dying back . A high-pressure system is expected to move into the area by Monday, bringing fair conditions and seasonal temperatures.

Staff writer Carol Coultas and The Associated Press contributed to this report.