On Monday, October 29th, Hurricane Sandy (and its remnants) tracked northwest from well off the North Carolina coast to southeastern Pennsylvania, making landfall near the southern tip of New Jersey.  A band of heavy rain and high winds associated with Sandy moved northward into Maine Monday afternoon and continued moving northward through the State Monday night.  The high winds associated with this band of heavy rain downed numerous trees and caused widespread power outages, especially in southern areas.  In addition, the heavy rains caused some road washouts in the State. By Tuesday, the remnants of Sandy had moved into western Pennsylvania, but the circulation around the weakening storm continued to bring tropical air into the region during the day Tuesday and into Wednesday.  Localized heavy showers and thunderstorms developed in this tropical airmass Tuesday and Tuesday evening.  The shower activity diminished during the day Wednesday as cooler air moved into the region.
Winds across much of the State generally gusted from 40 to 70 mph late Monday afternoon and Monday night.  These strong and persistent winds combined with the powerful gusts to down numerous trees throughout the State and caused widespread power outages, especially across southern New Hampshire.  Some peak wind gusts included 76 mph in Bath, between 60 and 70 mph in Portland and Kennebunk, and between 50 and 60 mph in Gray, South Bristol, Bristol, Saco, and Sanford.
The most significant hydrological impact from the storm was due to the band of heavy rain that fell between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.  Across the western part of the State, this band produced 1 to 3 inches of rain in about a 6- to 12-hour period with slightly higher amounts in the southeastern side of the mountains.  This amount of heavy rain in the short duration caused some road washouts in the region.  Minor flooding was also reported along the Swift River in Roxbury and along the Kennebec River at Skowhegan.

High Wind in COASTAL CUMBERLAND, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 27,000 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in INTERIOR YORK, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 31,000 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in INTERIOR CUMBERLAND, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 27,000 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in SAGADAHOC, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 76.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 8000 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in LINCOLN, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 6500 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in COASTAL YORK, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 251.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 31,000 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in KNOX, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 1400 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in COASTAL WALDO, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 2300 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in INTERIOR WALDO, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 2300 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in ANDROSCOGGIN, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 3000 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in KENNEBEC, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 1300 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in SOUTHERN OXFORD, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 3700 customers with power outages countywide.

High Wind in SOUTHERN FRANKLIN, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 16:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees were knocked over by the wind leading to widespread and prolonged power outages and road closures.  Central Maine Power reported more than 1400 customers with power outages countywide.

Heavy Rain in YORK, MAINE
From 29-OCT-12 18:00:00 to 30-OCT-12 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: SCOTLAND
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Heavy rains caused about $30,000 in damages to roads and bridges countywide.

Flood in OXFORD, MAINE
From 30-OCT-12 04:26:00 to 30-OCT-12 19:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: BYRON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Sandy resulted in flooding on the Swift River at Roxbury (flood stage 7.0 ft), which crested at 8.41 ft.

Flood in SOMERSET, MAINE
From 31-OCT-12 04:00:00 to 31-OCT-12 23:59:00 (EST-5)
Location: SKOWHEGAN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Sandy resulted in flooding on the Kennebec River at Skowhegan (flood stage 35,000 cfs), which crested at 37,500 cfs.