According to the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency, the following roads, or sections of them, remain closed as of 11 a.m. on November 3.
Updated List of Warming Centers
As of November 1 at 5 p.m., the following warming centers are open to the public in Lincoln County, according to The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency. The term “full functional” means water, heat, showers and a cell phone charging center are available at these locations.
EMA Seeks Public Help With Damage Assessment
“Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency needs help from the public. We are working on a damage assessment report for FEMA,” LCEMA director Casey Stevens announced Wednesday. According to Stevens, LCEMA is looking for help from the public to take pictures of damage from the storm. Residents are advised by the LCEMA to only take pictures if it is safe to do so.
Windstorm Causes Widespread Damage, Leaves Majority of County Dark
Over 16,000 Lincoln County households were still without electricity at press time Wednesday, Nov. 1, according to Central Maine Power Co., as the utility worked to restore power after a major rain and windstorm pummeled the area Sunday night through Monday.
EMA Lists Warming Centers
As of October 31 at 12:55 p.m., the following warming centers are open to the public in Lincoln County, according to The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency. The term “full functional” means water, heat, showers and a cell phone charging center are available at these locations.
CMP ‘Positioned to Make Major Progress on Power Restoration’
Although full restoration may not take place until Saturday for some customers, Central Maine Power has announced that it is “positioned to make major progress on power restoration” the day after an intense wind and rain storm has caused the highest number of outages to the energy grid in CMP’s 118-year history. Of the 26,934 CMP customers in Lincoln County, 21,601 of those households have power outages, according to the 12:52 p.m. report from CMP on Tuesday.
EMA Warns Public Of Tree Clearing Dangers
Clearing downed trees and limbs on your own could be highly dangerous due to the possibility that live wires may be tangled within the debris, warns Casey Stevens, Director of the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency. Despite the danger, the LCEMA has been receiving reports that some residents are engaging is this activity instead of waiting for qualified repair crews from Central Maine Power to arrive.
EMA Director: ‘Please Stay Home Until Winds Subside’
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director Casey Stevens is advising all Lincoln County residents to stay off the roads until winds die down, citing dangerous conditions. There are numerous reports of trees and wires down, many on roadways, affecting travel.
Weather Watches Issued in Advance of Coming Storm
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch and a high wind watch in advance of a storm forecast to begin affecting Lincoln County during the overnight hours of Sunday and continuing through Monday.
Power Restored in Most of Lincoln County
With wind velocities subsiding and rainfall lightening throughout Wednesday afternoon, crews from Central Maine Power succeeded in restoring power to most affected Lincoln County households, with the remaining eight households all located on the same small road in Jefferson.
Lincoln County Leads State in Rainstorm Outages
High winds and heavy rainfall combined with trees still heavy with leaves to knock down power lines in Lincoln County, resulting in 296 outages, according to the 12:09 p.m. Central Maine Power Co. report.
Spring Snowstorm Exceeds NWS Estimates
An unpredictable spring storm is bringing more snowfall to the area than originally forecast, according to the National Weather Service. In fact, forecasting the system was so tricky that the NWS didn’t issue a first advisory until the storm had already arrived in Lincoln County on Saturday morning.
NWS Updates Advisory For Icy Conditions Monday Morning
The National Weather Service has updated a winter weather advisory in regard to a relatively small storm system forecast to bring a wintry mix to Lincoln County during the Monday morning commute. Snow, sleet and freezing rain are all possibilities included in the advisory, which now begins at 5 a.m. on Monday and continues through Monday at 10 a.m., according to the NWS.
NWS Issues Advisory For Icy Conditions Monday Morning
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory in regard to a relatively small storm system forecast to bring a wintry mix to Lincoln County beginning Sunday night and potentially continuing through the Monday morning commute. Snow, sleet and freezing rain are all possibilities included in the advisory, which begins at 8 p.m. on Sunday and continues through Monday at 10 a.m., according to the NWS.
