The US state of Maine went through a rough patch of weather condition on Saturday, as Emergency management officials urged
the public to avoid non-essential travel in the face of a storm that caused
rain in the morning and snowfall during the night in the southern part of the
state.

“We urge citizens to travel only if necessary,
during the worst of the storm,” Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)  Director Pete Rogers was quoted as saying
in a statement.

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In case of essential travel during the storm,
officials recommended keeping an extra flashlight, food and water for emergency
purposes.

The National Weather Service predicted the rain to
be turning into snowfall, with the storm pulling in colder air.

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A total of 166,706 Central Maine Power customers
were without electricity as of 8:40 p.m. Saturday, as opposed to 19,000 on 4 pm,
while most of the power outage was concentrated in Oxford, Franklin, Somerset,
York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec and Waldo counties.

Versant Power, supplying power to customers in
northern and eastern Maine, estimated 11,779 customers to be without power
shortly before 9 pm.