A coastal storm has knocked out power to more than 20,000 homes and businesses in southern Maine Monday morning.
The storm arrived overnight, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts of 40 mph. The storm was expected to peak early this morning and taper off in most areas.
Central Maine Power was reporting more than 20,000 outages at 7 a.m., including 4,723 in Cumberland County, 4,567 in York County and 2,832 in Knox County.