US EditionThousands Lose Power as Severe Storms Move Through Maine
MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, JUN 7 – Strong winds and hail from a cold front caused outages affecting over 3,400 customers, with utility companies working to restore power by evening, officials said.
- Strong to severe thunderstorms moved through Maine on Thursday, causing downed power lines, outages, and road closures across the state.
- These storms developed along an approaching cold front during midday to early afternoon, with a severe thunderstorm watch in effect statewide until 6 p.m.
- The storms brought damaging wind, hail, and torrential rain, especially in places like Rumford, and knocked out power for over 2,800 customers in Maine and nearby New Hampshire.
- Central Maine Power reported that 2,051 customers were experiencing outages, while Versant Power's number of affected customers decreased to 830 from around 1,500; meteorologist Louise Fode noted that "you can still have some strong effects."
- Officials urged early preparedness for severe weather given projected intensification of storms due to climate change and emphasized making plans ahead of Independence Day weekend.
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Power restoration efforts continue after Thursday evening’s severe storms
CAPE COD – Eversource crews continue to work on power restoration after severe storms lashed southeast Massachusetts and Cape Cod Thursday evening. As of 8:30 AM, Wareham which was almost completely knocked out still has over 7,000 Eversource customer or about 50% without power. 1,500 are out in Bourne and 500 in Eastham, Isolated outages […] The post Power restoration efforts continue after Thursday evening’s severe storms appeared first on Cap…
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