Hurricane Kyle made landfall in southern Nova Scotia as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm brought tropical storm force wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph to the Downeast Maine coast. These winds and saturated ground combined to topple some trees and power lines...with around 500 customers in Hancock county losing power. Most of the power outages were near the coast where the strongest winds occurred. Based on the track of the hurricane...storm surge was not a significant factor. The most significant impact of the storm was heavy rain which contributed to flooding across portions of Hancock and Washington counties. The heavy rains occurred in two episodes. The first episode occurred around 24 hours in advance of the hurricane when tropical moisture was drawn north across the region producing 2.00 to 3.00 inches of rain over much of Hancock and Washington counties. An additional 2.00 to 3.00 inches of rain then fell across much of the same region with the hurricane. Combined rainfall from both events generally ranged from 3.00 to 6.00 inches across Hancock county...with local totals of around 7.00 inches. Across Washington county...total event rainfall generally ranged from 3.00 to 4.50 inches. The rain produced elevated water levels on streams and contributed to flooding of some roads and road damage. Some of the same roads which had been damagd earlier in the month were damaged again.

Tropical Storm in COASTAL WASHINGTON, MAINE
From 28-SEP-08 17:00:00 to 28-SEP-08 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Hurricane Kyle...tracking across the eastern Gulf of Maine...brought tropical storm force wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph to coastal Washington county. The combination of gusty winds and saturated ground contributed to some trees and power lines being toppled. This led to scattered power outages.

Tropical Storm in COASTAL HANCOCK, MAINE
From 28-SEP-08 17:00:00 to 28-SEP-08 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Hurricane Kyle...tracking across the eastern Gulf of Maine...brought tropical storm force wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph to coastal Hancock county. The combination of gusty winds and saturated ground contributed to some trees and power lines being toppled. This led to power outages...with around 500 customers losing power.

Flood in WASHINGTON, MAINE
From 28-SEP-08 13:00:00 to 28-SEP-08 22:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: TOPSFIELD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Combined rainfall totals of 3.00 to 4.50 inches from Hurricane Kyle and heavy rains around 24 hours earlier contributed to flooding across portions of Washington county. Flooding was reported at two spots on Route 6 between Topsfield and Kossuth.

Flood in HANCOCK, MAINE
From 28-SEP-08 09:00:00 to 28-SEP-08 22:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: DEDHAM
Flood cause: Heavy Rain / Tropical System
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Tropical moisture drawn north in advance of Hurricane Kyle brought generally 2.00 to 3.00 inches of rain to the region. Around 24 hours later...Hurricane Kyle brought an additional 2.00 to 3.00 inches of rain. Combined storm total rainfall for both episodes generally ranged from 3.00 to 6.00 inches...with localized totals of around 7.00 inches. The heaviest rains generally fell near the coast. The maximum rainfall reported was 7.15 inches at Sedgwick Ridge...with 7.00 inches reported at both Blue Hill and Ellsworth.
The heavy rains caused elevated water levels on rivers and streams...with flooding affecting some roads. Several roads were closed due to flooding. At both Stonington and Deer Isle Route 15 was closed in spots. In Sedgwick...Dump Road was closed...with Jordan River Road closed in Lamoine. Traffic was restricted to one lane on some roads due to flooding. Traffic restrictions were reported on Route 176 and Route 15 in Sedgwick...Route 1A in Dedham...Mountain Road and South Street in Blue Hill...Route 179 in Waltham...and Route 1 in Hancock. Some roads and culverts were damaged due to the flooding.