TOPSHAM, Maine — Residents in Topsham and Brunswick are left feeling disappointed with Mother Nature's snow only a few weeks after the start of spring, as they continued to clean up the slushy mess Thursday.
Debrah Owen of Topsham says not only did she not expect this kind of weather in April, but she also was not expecting to hear the boom of a tree branch falling down in her front yard.
"And [I] immediately looked out the window and just saw branches," Owen said, recalling her morning.
The tree fell and crashed on top of three cars parked in the driveway. This isn't the first time Owen had a tree fall in her yard, in fact, the tree next to it also toppled over during an ice storm a week ago.
"I was just really glad it didn't go through the house. The cars... cars are cars!" Owen said. Luckily, she says, no one was injured during the incident.
NEWS CENTER Maine also caught up with neighbors plowing their driveways on Barbara Street in Topsham. With no power for most of the street, folks said the only thing to do was to stay home.
"This is getting ridiculous, but obviously it's mother nature and there's nothing we can do about it," Donna Dumas said.
By Thursday morning, more than 100,000 Central Maine Power customers in Sagadahoc and Cumberland counties combined were left in the dark.
"I've been here for 10 years, and we've probably only lost it beyond a short period two or three times," resident Bill Doughty said, and added that this is one of those times. "It's just a wet mess."
If residents found themselves without the essentials, many were left searching as stores and chains closed due to the weather and power outages. Grocery store Hannaford in Topsham was one of the only stores open, and only was able to sell non-perishables.
Although many residents say they are now using generators when the power goes out, closed gas stations made it difficult to find gas to power them.
"It just completely went, so I brought it down, the guy told me he said it would be about the end of the week," one resident said, not anticipating he would need it only a few days later. "It's Maine, you're going to run into this. It's just a matter of time."