High winds emanating from Hurricane Sandy have knocked out power in 6,724 Lincoln County households, according to Central Maine Power (CMP).
That count is up from 1,589 households with power outages in Lincoln County at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
High winds continue to buffet the area at the time of this posting, with heavy rain forecast to follow the high winds.
The town of Bristol is hardest hit, with 1.862 households blacked out, according to CMP. The Boothbay Region follows closely with 1,321 outages in Boothbay Harbor and then Boothbay with 1,160 outages. South Bristol has 1,077 outages.
A total of 16 Lincoln County towns are affected by power outages at the time of this posting, according to CMP.
The wide-ranging elements of Hurricane Sandy are bringing dangerously high winds to Lincoln County Monday evening according to the National Weather Service, which has also issued a High Wind Warning for the area..
The Lincoln County News website will continue to follow the progress of this event, with constant coverage beginning Monday, extending into the night-time hours, and continuing on Tuesday. Any additional information will be posted here as soon as it becomes available. Anyone with information on the storm is encouraged to contact Greg Latimer directly at 207-380-9912 or greglatimer@yahoo.com.
