Driving Rain & Gusting Winds May Lead to Maine Flooding, Power Outages Wednesday Night

You know the old adage, right? If you don't like the weather in New England just wait a minute and it will change. This week is literally the perfect example of that, isn't it?

In the last 7 days we've gone from bitter cold, to two plowable snow events to now expecting absolute buckets of rain coupled with way warmer-than-normal temperatures as we head into the midweek.

Not only are we going to get absolutely poured on here in the Pine Tree State, but gusting winds are going to threaten power outages around the state. Let's take a look at the timing of the storm as well as where those gusty winds will be most impactful.

Heavy rain moves into the region during the day and really begins to intensify as we head into Wednesday evening and through the nighttime hours. The heaviest bands of rain are slated to fall up the I95 corridor and into Central Maine west.

When it comes to those gusting winds, the peak gusts will be blowing on Wednesday evening with several Maine regions gusting north of 50+ miles per hour. These gusts, along with the soaking rain, greatly increase the likelihood of tree blow-downs taking out power.

As we move through the overnight hours on Wednesday, the threat of flooding, gusting winds and power outages continues to increase. You will definitely want to make sure your generators are fueled up and ready to go.

As a matter of fact, go out and start it up beforehand to test it out. Don't be like me and wait until the last minute to realize the battery is completely dead. Do better than me. Be prepared.