What a fitting Christmas Day, 2020 we're forecasted to have, a Terrible Day Trifecta. I guess the good news is that hunkering down at home for the day is just what the doctors and Governor ordered...
An unwelcome Christmas gift: drenching rain, 50 mph winds and probable power outages
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By Dennis HoeyStaff WriterDecember 23, 2020
Mother Nature is expected to deliver an unwelcome present on Christmas Day, a powerful wind and rain storm that forecasters say could cause flooding and widespread power outages.
“The primary hazards will be strong winds potentially over 50 mph, heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches, areas of dense fog and coastal splash over,” the National Weather Service office in Gray warned in a Tuesday evening tweet. “Power outages are likely where winds gust over 50 mph, especially along the coast. In addition, minor to moderate stream and river flooding will be possible due to the combination of snow melt, warm temperatures, and heavy rainfall.”
The storm will likely begin on Christmas Eve after 6 p.m., said Hunter Tubbs, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Although the forecast could change, the weather service on Tuesday issued a high wind watch from 10 p.m. Thursday through 7 p.m. Friday.
Portland could get as much as 2 inches of rainfall while areas in central Maine and the White Mountains of New Hampshire could get up to 3 inches. The heavy rain will melt snow and create the potential for flooding in streams, rivers and low-lying areas. The National Weather Service will be tracking water levels in the Saco, Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers, Tubbs said.