By about 7 p.m., the retail district in Auburn was without power, with traffic lights out along Turner Street and Mount Auburn Avenue. Winds were expected to keep gusting as the temperatures dropped significantly early Friday night. More than 200,000 CMP customers were without power by 7 p.m.
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Thousands in central Maine lose power as winter storm grips region
A massive storm that has rolled across the U.S. blew into central Maine on Friday with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 65 mph.
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Storm batters Maine’s coastal communities, causes widespread flooding and outages
There were roughly 255,000 power outages statewide Friday night following a storm that forced water rescues in flooded communities and damaged one of the state’s iconic lighthouses.
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Gov. Mills closes state offices Friday in anticipation of storm
The precautionary move comes ahead of a winter storm that is expected to bring heavy rainfall and high winds to Maine on Friday.
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Storm packing heavy rain, strong winds will barrel into Maine Thursday night
Current forecasts call for 50-60 mph wind gusts, potentially leading to more power outages leading into the holiday weekend.
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As storm nears, some Maine businesses watch for first snowflakes of winter
The predicted weather over the next few days could be an early Christmas gift for some snow-starved businesses in southern Maine. For others, it’s business as usual.
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It’s November, but southern Maine has been basking in warmth
Portland enjoyed near-record high temperatures Monday, after a warm weekend. Seasonably cold weather will return briefly to the area, but then another warm-up is ahead.
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Record-breaking warmth continues across Maine
Unseasonably high temperatures are expected again on Monday before a return to more typical conditions Tuesday.
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Power restoration efforts planned into Saturday, if needed, after major storm
The southern coast of York County appears to be hardest hit by outages caused by wind and rain.