A little under 8,500 customers are still without power Monday night after strong winds blew across the state.
The National Weather Service placed the entire state under a wind advisory until Monday evening as westerly winds travel across the state.
The weather service predicted winds would blow at a sustained 15-25 mph throughout the state, with gusts reaching up to 55 mph.
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Mainers saw scattered power outages, which is of little surprise because Maine sees the highest number of power outages caused by severe weather in the nation.
As of 10 p.m, Versant Power reported that about 710 customers are without power throughout Penobscot and Hancock counties. The company is investigating the cause of the outages.
Meanwhile, Central Maine Power is reporting that approximately 7,759 customers are without power throughout southern Maine and Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
The company has deployed more than 300 lineworkers, along with more than 200 tree workers, to respond to outages caused by Monday’s heavy winds. CMP is also working with emergency management officials to ensure that roadways are cleared of downed wires and debris.
As of 7:45 p.m. Monday, CMP restored power to more than 55,000 customers. Winds averaged between 40-45 mph in most areas, with winds reaching 50 mph in the northern region of CMP’s service area, CMP officials said.
“We made strong progress today under difficult conditions and will continue those efforts into tonight and tomorrow until power has been restored to all customers,” said Kerri Theriault, CMP’s director of electric operations.
Monday’s winds will give way to more sun and temperatures in the low 50s across most of the state on Tuesday.
