Maine communities prepare for upcoming storm [Video]

CATE MCCUSKER IS LIVE IN RUMFORD TONIGHT. CATE HOW IS THAT COMMUNITY PREPARING? THE TOWN MANAGER TELLS ME THEY’RE TAKING OUT THEIR EQUIPMENT AND CHECKING ON THE STORM DRAINS – BUT HE DESCRIBED LAST YEAR’S STORM DAMAGE AS CATASTROPHIC AND HE’S WORRIED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW. MORE THAN 400,000 CMP CUSTOMERS LOST POWER FROM THE SEVERE STORM BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2023….. 01;32;25;03 “LAST DECEMBER WAS A VERY STARK REMINDER OF THE POWER OF THESE SYSTEMS. THE DECEMBER WAS A VERY STARK REMINDER OF THE POWER OF THESE SYSTEMS. THE SHEER POWER OF THE WIND AND RAIN THAT CAN IMPACT PEOPLE’S LIVES.” MANY HOMES AND ROADS ACROSS OUR STATE WERE ALSO BADLY DAMAGED FROM MAJOR FLOODING. 10;41;36;04 – 10;41;55;25 “FLOOD DAMAGE TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO REPAIR, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME. MANY HOMEOWNERS WERE OUT OF THEIR HOMES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.” IN THE …