While most Lincoln County residents should have their power restored by the time The Lincoln County News comes off the press on Wednesday, the storm that caused the damage will still be lingering offshore, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Rainfall brought in by the same system revisited Lincoln County overnight on Nov. 9, and with it returned a nasty north wind with a sustained velocity of 15-20 mph gusting to 30 mph. Those winds are expected to diminish to 10-15 mph and remain northerly as the day goes on, according to the NWS.
The height of the storm came on in a rush of heavy rain and high winds soon after darkness fell the evening of Nov. 7. On Monday morning Lincoln County residents woke up to a maelstrom of downed trees, limbs, power lines and even a number of downed power poles. Some 4642 power outages were reported in Lincoln County by 10:43 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the CMP.
CMP brought in help from as far away as New York, and crews worked 20 hours a day to restore power, according to the CMP. By Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. power outages in Lincoln County were down to 773 customers, and the estimate for a complete return of power was set for Wednesday afternoon, according to CMP.
