Many residents in Maine's coastal counties are still without power Monday after this past weekend's storm brought snow and heavy rain through New England, and it could take days for power to be restored.
Those counties include Cumberland, York, Lincoln, Waldo, Knox and Sagadahoc, according to Central Maine Power, who said restoration efforts will likely extend into late Tuesday or possibly Wednesday.
Over 200,000 Mainers were without power at the height of the storm. That number was down to 101,000 as of Monday morning.
Crews began clearing damage and fixing downed lines on Sunday, Central Maine Power, the state's largest utility, said.
"So far today, we have restored power to nearly 50% of the 202,000 customers affected and we have repaired damage to all transmission lines and substations," the power company said in a message Sunday night. "We have more than 350 line crews on the job now with more line and tree crews arriving tonight and tomorrow. We are working 24x7 until all of our customers have their power restored."
Another 23,000 customers are still without power in New Hampshire on Monday morning as a result of the powerful weekend storm.
Heavy snowfall from the storm stretched across the region, including upstate and northern New York through Vermont, New Hampshire and most of Maine. Many areas saw totals of 8 inches to 12 inches of snow, and some of the highest totals exceeded 30 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
The combination of sleet, freezing rain and heavy wet snow took down trees and power lines and was blamed for hundreds of delayed and canceled flights.
