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Snow and rain pound the state causing outages and cancellations

As of 5:30 a.m. Central Maine Power is reporting more than 12,000 customers in the dark and the number is growing as Mainers wake up to slush and snow.

(NEWS CENTER Maine) — As snow and rain pound the state, thousands of Mainers are in the dark Tuesday morning.

As of 9:30 a.m. Central Maine Power is reporting more than 24,000 customers in the dark.

RELATED | What a mess...

Speed has been reduced on Interstate 95 from Kittery to Augusta to 45 mph as plows work to keep the roadways clear. Several vehicle accidents were reported Tuesday morning as road conditions worsened during the morning commute.

Ahead of Tuesday's storm Maine Dept. of Transportation reminded Maine drivers to give plows plenty of room to work.

Credit: Maine DOT

RELATED | School snow days piling up - it's all fun and games until June

Several of schools canceled classes Tuesday. Check here for current cancellations.

It’s not even December and the snow days for schools are piling up - some schools using Tuesday as the third snow day of the year.

Maine state law requires that students have 175 days of school instruction a year. Most districts build five snow days into their calendar year.

Shawnee Peak announced Tuesday morning that with the new snow they plan to open this weekend.

❄️SNOW TOTALS ❄️

...ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY...

MINOT 6.0 459 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

TURNER 5.0 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

3 E TURNER 4.5 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

1 SSE YOUNGS CORNER 4.5 642 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

MECHANIC FALLS 4.5 516 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

POLAND 4.5 438 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

AUBURN 4.4 723 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

2 E LEWISTON 4.3 632 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

1 W LEEDS 4.2 500 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

1 ENE LISBON FALLS 3.8 736 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

DURHAM 3.1 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

GRAY NWS OFFICE 6.7 713 AM 11/27 NWS OFFICE

GRAY 6.2 700 AM 11/27 NWS EMPLOYEE

BRIDGTON 6.0 504 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

RAYMOND 5.0 534 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

WEST GRAY 4.4 601 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

2 SSE LISBON FALLS 4.0 532 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

2 SSE GRAY 3.5 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

3 WNW FALMOUTH 3.5 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

CUMBERLAND CENTER 3.0 530 AM 11/27 NWS EMPLOYEE

3 NNW FREEPORT 3.0 536 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

2 NW FALMOUTH 2.4 716 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

2 SSE NEW GLOUCESTER 2.3 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

BRUNSWICK 2.0 431 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

PORTLAND 1.5 700 AM 11/27 OFFICIAL NWS OBS

FALMOUTH 1.0 546 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...

NEW SHARON 6.0 706 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

9 E NEW SHARON 5.3 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

1 ENE RANGELEY 4.0 600 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

RANGELEY 2NW 2.6 600 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

...KENNEBEC COUNTY...

READFIELD 5.0 603 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

3 E LEEDS 5.0 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

2 NNW SIDNEY 4.2 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

WINSLOW 3.8 531 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

BELGRADE 3.0 842 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

...KNOX COUNTY...

3 NW UNION 3.0 745 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

WASHINGTON 2.5 721 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

...LINCOLN COUNTY...

DRESDEN 2.5 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

1 WSW NEWCASTLE 0.3 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

...OXFORD COUNTY...

6 SSE BETHEL 9.0 642 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

WATERFORD 7.0 701 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

1 W OTISFIELD 6.5 715 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

1 N HARTFORD 6.0 736 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

PERU 6.0 744 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

BETHEL 6.0 212 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

DENMARK 5.8 710 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

SOUTH PARIS 5.0 511 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

HEBRON 3.0 1124 PM 11/26 SOCIAL MEDIA

...SAGADAHOC COUNTY...

BOWDOINHAM 4.0 707 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

TOPSHAM 3.5 723 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

2 NW BATH 2.0 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

2 WNW BATH 2.0 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

3 SSE BOWDOINHAM 1.5 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

...SOMERSET COUNTY...

4 ENE NEW PORTLAND 8.0 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

2 ENE NEW PORTLAND 7.9 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

HARMONY 5.0 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

2 WSW PALMYRA 3.0 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

...WALDO COUNTY...

2 W PROSPECT 2.0 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

...YORK COUNTY...

1 SSW CORNISH 8.0 823 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

2 NW ACTON 4.4 530 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

SPRINGVALE 4.0 707 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

5 WNW HOLLIS 3.5 530 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

4 W WEST BUXTON 3.5 530 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

HOLLIS 3.5 539 AM 11/27 NWS EMPLOYEE

LIMINGTON 2.8 710 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

WEST NEWFIELD 2.5 607 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

SANFORD 2.0 544 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

2 NE BERWICK 0.6 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

NEW HAMPSHIRE

...BELKNAP COUNTY...

1 NNW NORTH SANBORNT 6.5 546 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

1 ESE SANBORNTON 4.0 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

2 SW MEREDITH 3.5 655 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

LAKEPORT 3.0 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

1 WSW BELMONT 3.0 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

GILFORD 3.0 537 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

4 E GILFORD 2.6 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

2 W SANBORNTON 2.4 720 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

...CARROLL COUNTY...

1 N MADISON 11.5 519 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

TAMWORTH 4 9.2 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

SANDWICH 8.0 1130 PM 11/26 HEAVY WET SNOW

3 NE WAKEFIELD 4.7 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

FREEDOM 4.0 722 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

...CHESHIRE COUNTY...

3 ESE RINDGE 2.7 520 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

WNW WEST CHESTERFIEL 0.7 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE 0.2 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

OTTER BROOK LAKE 0.1 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

...COOS COUNTY...

SHELBURNE 10.0 537 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

PINKHAM NOTCH 7.5 552 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

COLEBROOK 3.0 600 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

6 NE PITTSBURG 3.0 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

MILAN 2.0 709 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

LANCASTER 0.1 600 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

...GRAFTON COUNTY...

2 NNE BRIDGEWATER 9.3 1122 PM 11/26 TRAINED SPOTTER

1 WNW PLYMOUTH 8.5 800 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

2 N PLYMOUTH 7.6 630 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

PLYMOUTH 6.3 1254 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

2 ENE PLYMOUTH 6.1 821 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

LITTLETON 0.5 710 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

3 ENE SUGAR HILL 0.3 630 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...

4 NE FRANCESTOWN 3.5 800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

1 ENE GREENVILLE 2.5 800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

SHARON 2.0 709 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

NASHUA 1.5 722 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

2 S NEW BOSTON 1.3 700 AM 11/27 SLUSHY SNOW

GREENVILLE 1.0 635 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

3 ENE MONT VERNON 1.0 630 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

EAST MILFORD 0.9 730 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

HUDSON 1SSE 0.3 700 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

1 SW MONT VERNON 0.3 630 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

2 SSW NASHUA 0.2 638 AM 11/27 SLUSH

...MERRIMACK COUNTY...

2 NNW WARNER 5.0 125 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

3 ENE BRADFORD 4.6 800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

PITTSFIELD 2.5 800 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

2 E TILTON 2.5 516 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

3 S BOW 2.0 600 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

1 NNW BOW 1.9 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

CONCORD 1.0 714 AM 11/27 SLUSH

2 SSW CHICHESTER 0.5 255 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

2 ESE BOSCAWEN 0.1 725 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

1 SE CONCORD 0.1 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

...ROCKINGHAM COUNTY...

1 WSW NORTHWOOD 4.5 630 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

3 WSW DEERFIELD 2.1 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

1 NW CHESTER 1.3 600 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

WEST HAMPSTEAD 0.1 710 AM 11/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

...STRAFFORD COUNTY...

STRAFFORD 6.0 708 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

2 SSE STRAFFORD 3.7 640 AM 11/27 SMALL BRANCHES BROKEN

GONIC 2.0 745 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

...SULLIVAN COUNTY...

LEMPSTER 11.0 507 AM 11/27 SOCIAL MEDIA

SUNAPEE 10.0 800 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

CROYDON 8.5 646 AM 11/27 MANY WIRES DOWN

1 SSE EAST UNITY 7.5 605 AM 11/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

3 W UNITY 1.0 700 AM 11/27 COCORAHS

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