PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 13, 2024
A winter storm brought heavy rain, flooding, huge waves and wind gusts of up to 60 mph along the Maine coast Saturday, battering areas of the state still struggling to recover from another wind and rainstorm that caused widespread damage just three days earlier. Waves slammed into homes and flooded roads in many York County coastal communities, low-lying streets, piers and waterfront businesses in Portland were swamped, the town pier in Harpswell was tipped over sideways into the sea, and two iconic fishing shacks in South Portland that had stood near Willard Beach for more than a century were washed away.