Christmas Trees...

We had a huge wind and rain storm in Maine exactly a week before Christmas, and trees were down all over the place. In this episode we talk about the storm's effects upon our farm and around the state. Links are included below if you want more details about the things we mentioned. Wind reaching speeds as high as 65 to 70 mph along the coast from Bar Harbor to Eastport. At Bangor International Airport, the National Weather Service reported a peak wind gust of 68 mph at about 1 p.m. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/12/18/weather/maine-wind-storm-rain-power-outages/ Man killed on roof while clearing debris. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/12/18/weather/windham-man-troy-olson-killed-monday-wind-storm-roof/ Man tried to move tree with tractor. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/12/18/news/central-maine/fairfield-man-dies-move-downed-tree/ Farmington completely blocked according to fire department. https://www.facebook.com/100064591907911/posts/pfbid07SZ6T4oNuDUMTcz6ZhSg4yd6jakcxoYMWUgsWBghYqemcteBgE5xT3Pwm3enUi6Xl/ The storm hit us on Monday, December 18th, 2023. Governor Mills declared a state of emergency the next day. https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-declares-state-civil-emergency-following-heavy-damage-wind-rain-storm-2023-12 Music by Musictown from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.