As of 1 p.m. Monday, the number of power outages in Lincoln County has been reduced to just under 1,000 customers after Saturday’s and Sunday’s rain and snow storm knocked out power to over 19,000 Central Maine Power customers.

According to the CMP website, over 225,000 customers statewide were impacted by the storm. As of this posting, about 63,000 were without power. “Historical data shows that Level III storms such as this result in outages lasting between three and five days. CMP is currently assessing, and will post estimated restoration times as soon as they are able. Given the extensive scale of outages, the company is advising that customers should be prepared to be without power for an extended amount of time,” read Sunday’s news release.

“This storm caused significant tree and limb damage as a result of heavy, wet snow and strong winds,” said David Flanagan, CMP’s Executive Chairman. “Crews worked hard overnight to ensure conditions were made safe, and those efforts will continue throughout the day today. Facing more wind today, our crews will work as quickly as possible to restore power to our customers.”