Maine Storms Cut Power to 10,000-Plus Customers as Downed Trees Block Roads
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Updated · WMTW Portland · Jun 18
Maine Storms Cut Power to 10,000-Plus Customers as Downed Trees Block Roads
3 articles · Updated · WMTW Portland · Jun 18
Summary
More than 10,000 Maine customers lost power Thursday evening after severe thunderstorms swept western and southern parts of the state, with Central Maine Power peaking above 8,800 outages and Versant Power reporting more than 2,000.
Downed trees and power lines drove the outages and road disruptions, including a tree on lines along Douglas Road in Limington and multiple blocked roads in Denmark, Acton and Oxford.
Youngs Ridge Road in Acton was later cleared and reopened, while CMP's outage total fell to more than 6,200 about 40 minutes after the 5:56 p.m. peak.
The affected communities were under severe thunderstorm warnings and a tornado watch that expired shortly before 6 p.m.; forecasters said the immediate storm threat had ended but unsettled, breezy weather will continue through the weekend.