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Powerful storm continues to batter Maine

Strong winds have already hit the Maine coastline with more gusts yet to come.

PORTLAND, Maine — The storm has behaved as anticipated, with wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour in many spots, with the Portland Jetport recording a gust to 64 mph.

Power outages have already exceeded 150,000, as of 2:30 p.m., and there's still another squall line that has to come through this afternoon.

That line will help "mix down" the low-level jetstream, which is essential for getting big wind gusts.

PRECIPITATION:

The sub-tropics will be open for business. The jetstream will dig south, tapping the warm waters from the Gulf of Mexico to the Bahamas. Deep moisture will be guided north and large amounts of precip will fall over about a 12-hour period. 

EVENING:

Credit: NCM

TONIGHT:

Credit: NCM

Rain will continue the next few hours into the early evening.

Add in snowmelt, and rivers will rise quickly and need to be watched. We'll definitely have drainage issues, making driving hazardous in the downpours.

TIDES:

As Todd noted below, we came in close to the all-time tide record in Portland, landing at 4th highest this morning.

Any coastal damage that was going to happen from the tide is done and the winds will be lighter and from a different direction by our second high tide of the day.

The last threat that remains is going to be the flash freeze tonight. Temperatures will drop 40 F in about 12 hours in many spots. Anything that is wet will freeze over quickly. 

Salt if you can, but make sure to do it after the rain has stopped. Otherwise, it'll just wash away. 

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