Above and below you’ll see the lighter and heavier versions of this morning’s continuing rainy aftermath to the nor’easter that brushed us last night. The overnight rain and winds were intense, but Down East Maine seemed to have avoided the brunt of the storm and its catastrophic flooding and wind damage south of us. In fact, what happened here probably was a blessing: We need rainwater to ease our drought condition.
Nonetheless, there were reported winds nearby that reached 45 mph and dangerous surf with reported offshore waves 15 feet high and inshore ones up to 8. We experienced only one two-second snap of power outage in our house, but there are reports of longer outages elsewhere along the coast.
I haven’t seen any tree blowdowns from the house, but I’ll be going out later to check the property, especially the shore. Virtually all our deciduous trees still are in full leaf, which makes them more vulnerable to wind gusts and, of course, our many conifers always are in “full needle.”
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on September 28, 2026.)