High winds and heavy rainfall pummeled Lincoln County during the overnight hours from Wednesday into Thursday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue advisories regarding coastal flooding and power outages.
The NWS issued a wind advisory warning of winds from the southeast with sustained velocities of 20 mph to 30 mph and gusting to 50 mph. Coastal areas of Lincoln County should see the highest winds, according to forecasters. The wind advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, with the winds forecast to peak in the late night and early morning hours.
Sporadic power outages due to high winds and downed tree limbs were a possibility during the event, according to the NWS.
As of the 12:58 a.m. report on Thursday from Central Maine Power Co., there were 10 households without power in Lincoln County, most of them in Wiscasset.
A coastal flood watch was also issued by the NWS, with run off, storm surge and astronomical high tides combining to create the threat of flooding in low-lying coastal areas. High tides for the Damariscotta River in Newcastle on Thursday are 11.1 feet at 12:53 a.m. and 12.0 feet at 1:08 p.m. Closer to the open ocean, high tides for Boothbay Harbor on Thursday are 10.6 feet at 12:31 a.m. and 11.4 feet at 12:46 p.m. (Both tide charts provided by usharbors.com.)
The coastal flood watch is in effect from 11 p.m. Wednesday through Thursday afternoon.
Total rainfall is predicted at 1 to 2 inches, according to forecasts.
The present timing on this storm indicates that the morning commute will be a wet one, according to forecasts.
The Lincoln County News will continue to follow the progress of this event and post any additional information here as soon as it is obtained.
