The National Weather Service has issued an ice storm warning in much of the state through noon today with fog and freezing drizzle making driving hazardous.
Bangor Hydro reported nearly 7,000 customers without power this morning, with Hancock and Washington counties the hardest hit. The utility is blaming icing on power lines and tree limbs, but is diverting crews from less affected areas to get the power back on as soon as possible.
Central Maine Power Co. is reporting fewer than 500 outages as of this morning, with most in the Kennebec County towns of Litchfield and Pittston.
Few if any outages were experienced in The Times Record readership area over the weekend, and police agencies reported only minor traffic accidents.
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