power outages

Meanwhile some people just got their power back only a few days ago.

A powerhouse nor'easter is ready to batter Maine over the course of three to four days with heavy snowfall, rain, and wind.

It only seems like yesterday for the Mainers who were there during the ice storm of 1998, one of the worst natural disasters in Maine history.

On the heels of a snow event that left piles on the ground is a potentially hazardous wind and rain storm on track to hit Maine midweek.

CMP crews shared photos of some of the destruction from this storm, and it's amazing to see just how much damage these strong winds can cause.

Here are the number of power outages that have been reported to Central Maine Power.

I went days with no power thanks to a powerful Sou'easter that knocked out more power than the ice storm of 1998.

Recently 6,000 people had no power because of accidents.

If you haven't heard the gusting winds this morning than you must have wicked-good sound proofing built in to the walls of your house. Because it is wicked-super-windy out there this morning.

Winters in Maine are rough and we've all had to put up with it forever so if anyone gets to complain about it, it's us. Here are 30 things us Mainers always complain about during the winter. Do you also complain about these things?

As we move into Christmas day the temperatures will climb, the rain will get heavier and the winds will begin to blow.

I have family in the linesman trade and it's something I always here people complaining about.

It's something that most of us here in Maine have come to love- a good old fashioned summer thunderstorm.

After hundreds of thousands of Mainers just got their power back after days without, experts say it's time to brace for another likely scenario of widespread outages

Peak wind gusts by Friday morning could be close to 50 mph here in Augusta, so be prepared and be careful.

With many traveling this weekend ahead of Christmas, this is probably the worst possible time for outages like this.