Power out in multiple counties

Wed, 01/10/2024 - 10:10

Lynda Clancy

Rockport Harbor, an hour prior to the 9:24 a.m. (approximately) high tide, Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

The Landings Marina in Rockland sustained much damage (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Steve Pixley, Camden Harbor Master)

Islesboro storm flooding (Photo courtesy Josh and Janice Leach)

Islesboro sustained a lot of damage and the storm surge was the highest in memory. (Photo courtesy Capt. Dylan Purington, Harbor Master of Islesboro)

Lincolnville Beach at 9:45 a.m., Jan 10, 2024 (Photo courtesy Sarah Berlinghoff)

At high tide in Rockport (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

A seal pup came up onto land at Rockport Harbor and is being cared for until it is back in the ocean. (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

North End Shipyard, Rockland (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Rockport Harbor (Photo courtesy Jana Halwick)

The ocean at Rockport Harbor is lapping at the lime kilns (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Rockport Harbor

Rockport Harbor (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Rockport Harbor (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

The Goose River in Rockport (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Commercial fishermen’s side of Rockport Harbor. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

A seal pup spent the night ashore in Rockport Harbor, and has been under the watchful eye of a caring citizen (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Goodie’s Beach, Rockport (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

(Photo by Lynda Clancy)

(Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Camden Yacht Club (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

(Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Steamboat Landing, Camden (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Camden. (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Inside the Waterfront Restaurant, in Camden (Photo courtesy Camden Fire Chief Chris Farley)

Pier in Camden Harbor, off of Eaton Ave. (Photo courtesy Randy Gagne, Camden Police Department)

Pieces of piers all stove up, off of Marine Ave. looking toward Eaton Ave. (Photo courtesy Randy Gagne, Camden Police Department)

Howe Point, Ducktrap, Lincolnville (Photo courtesy Sarah Berlinghoff)

Camden Yacht Club (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

Camden Harbor. (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

By the Camden Yacht Club (Photo

Camden Yacht Club (Photo courtesy Molly Mulhern)

Bay View Landing in Camden (Photo courtesy Molly Mulhern)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Molly Mulhern)

Camden Harbor. (Photo courtesy Molly Mulhern)

Lincolnville Beach (Photo courtesy Sarah Berlinghoff)

North End Shipyard, Rockland (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

At high tide in Rockport (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

At high tide in Rockport, at Rockport Marine. (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

At high tide in Rockport (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

Snow Marine Park in Rockland during the high tide. (Photo courtesy Valerie Wass)

Camden Yacht Club (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

Camden waterfront (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

Pieces of a shack washed up on rocks in Rockport’s outer harbor. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Rockland Public Landing (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Rockland (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Rockland Harbor (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Rockland Public Landing and the Harbor Master’s office (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

The Landings Marina in Rockland sustained much damage (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Islesboro storm damage (Photo courtesy Josh and Janice Leach)

Islesboro storm flooding (Photo courtesy Josh and Janice Leach)

Lincolnville Beach, aftermath. (Photo courtesy Kim Dunn)

Lincolnville Beach at 9:45 a.m., Jan 10, 2024 (Photo courtesy Sarah Berlinghoff)

Bay View Landing in Camden (Photo courtesy Jessica Welte)

Steamboat Landing in Camden (Photo courtesy Jessica Welte)

Part of Jameson Point Condo dock (Rockland Harbor) washed up on north shore.

Rockport Harbor, an hour prior to the 9:24 a.m. (approximately) high tide, Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

The Landings Marina in Rockland sustained much damage (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Steve Pixley, Camden Harbor Master)

Islesboro storm flooding (Photo courtesy Josh and Janice Leach)

Islesboro sustained a lot of damage and the storm surge was the highest in memory. (Photo courtesy Capt. Dylan Purington, Harbor Master of Islesboro)

Lincolnville Beach at 9:45 a.m., Jan 10, 2024 (Photo courtesy Sarah Berlinghoff)

At high tide in Rockport (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

A seal pup came up onto land at Rockport Harbor and is being cared for until it is back in the ocean. (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

North End Shipyard, Rockland (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Rockport Harbor (Photo courtesy Jana Halwick)

The ocean at Rockport Harbor is lapping at the lime kilns (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Rockport Harbor

Rockport Harbor (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Rockport Harbor (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

The Goose River in Rockport (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Commercial fishermen’s side of Rockport Harbor. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

A seal pup spent the night ashore in Rockport Harbor, and has been under the watchful eye of a caring citizen (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Goodie’s Beach, Rockport (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

(Photo by Lynda Clancy)

(Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Camden Yacht Club (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

(Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Steamboat Landing, Camden (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Camden. (Photo courtesy Alex Cohen)

Inside the Waterfront Restaurant, in Camden (Photo courtesy Camden Fire Chief Chris Farley)

Pier in Camden Harbor, off of Eaton Ave. (Photo courtesy Randy Gagne, Camden Police Department)

Pieces of piers all stove up, off of Marine Ave. looking toward Eaton Ave. (Photo courtesy Randy Gagne, Camden Police Department)

Howe Point, Ducktrap, Lincolnville (Photo courtesy Sarah Berlinghoff)

Camden Yacht Club (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

Camden Harbor. (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

By the Camden Yacht Club (Photo

Camden Yacht Club (Photo courtesy Molly Mulhern)

Bay View Landing in Camden (Photo courtesy Molly Mulhern)

Camden Harbor (Photo courtesy Molly Mulhern)

Camden Harbor. (Photo courtesy Molly Mulhern)

Lincolnville Beach (Photo courtesy Sarah Berlinghoff)

North End Shipyard, Rockland (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

At high tide in Rockport (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

At high tide in Rockport, at Rockport Marine. (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

At high tide in Rockport (Photo courtesy Peter Ralston)

Snow Marine Park in Rockland during the high tide. (Photo courtesy Valerie Wass)

Camden Yacht Club (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

Camden waterfront (Photo courtesy Jane Babbitt)

Pieces of a shack washed up on rocks in Rockport’s outer harbor. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)

Rockland Public Landing (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Rockland (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Rockland Harbor (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Rockland Public Landing and the Harbor Master’s office (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

The Landings Marina in Rockland sustained much damage (Photo courtesy Cathie Dorr)

Islesboro storm damage (Photo courtesy Josh and Janice Leach)

Islesboro storm flooding (Photo courtesy Josh and Janice Leach)

Lincolnville Beach, aftermath. (Photo courtesy Kim Dunn)

Lincolnville Beach at 9:45 a.m., Jan 10, 2024 (Photo courtesy Sarah Berlinghoff)

Bay View Landing in Camden (Photo courtesy Jessica Welte)

Steamboat Landing in Camden (Photo courtesy Jessica Welte)

Part of Jameson Point Condo dock (Rockland Harbor) washed up on north shore.

The coastline suffered major damage with high tide occurring around 9:30 a.m., Jan. 10, 2024. The ocean was washing over all infrastructure, ripping and tearing property and sending surf to the highest ever seen in recent history.

High tide occurred around 9:30 a.m., but even as the waters began to recede, the winds, out of the southeast, and rain continued. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2.4 inches of rain fell Jan. 10.

At 10 a.m., Jan 10, a buoy off of Owls Head recorded wave heights of 21.85 feet. The buoy, maintained by the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS). By 8 p.m., the wave heights had fallen to their more normal range of 4.4 feet.

Firefighters and public works crews worked nonstop to clear downed trees and wires. Camden Fire Department was busy on Bay View Street locating an LP gas leak. The street was closed for a stretch this morning, but the leak was found and the gas line shut off.

Islesboro sustained a lot of damage and the storm surge was the highest in memory, according to Capt. Dylan Purington, Harbor Master.

Power was out to many Central Maine Power Company customers in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties, and at the height of the storm power outages were:

Knox County: Of the 26,700 customers, 4,050 were without electricity;

Waldo County: Of the 26,159 customers, 5,282 were without electricity;

Lincoln County: Of the 28,574 customers, 5,752 were without electricity.

By evening, Jan. 10, CMP reported that it had restored power to nearly 90% of customers impacted by Wednesday’s storm.

“Based on today’s progress, the company expects the vast majority of its impacted customers to be restored today,” CMP said. “Due to extreme coastal flooding, crews will not be able to access and restore power to some customers until Thursday.”

CMP is now monitoring a second storm that is expected to arrive Saturday, Jan. 13.

If you have photos of this historic storm, please share them with the Pilot and we will add to this story.