PORTLAND (AP) — Residents of southern Maine are being told to prepare for a possible weekend ice storm that could result in power outages.
Meteorologists say warm air coming up from the south and cold air coming down from Canada could collide to produce freezing rain Saturday night into Sunday. But they stress the forecast is far from certain at this point.
Central Maine Power says it’s told all employees that they might be called in this weekend to deal with any power outages that might occur.
The Maine Emergency Management Agency plans to hold a conferance call today to finalize its response plan.
Officials are hopeful that if there is an ice storm, it won’t come close to rivaling the January 1998 storm that caused six deaths and millions of dollars in damage.
The Times Record Sustaining Sponsor
We believe a community must be informed to thrive. bowdoin.edu
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less