PORTLAND (AP) — More than 5,000 electric customers in Maine remain without power after high winds caused outages across the state.

Central Maine Power reports more than 5,000 outages early Monday, with communities in Oxford and Franklin counties reporting the most — more than 4,200 as of 6:19 a.m. That’s down from a high of about 28,000 on Sunday afternoon.

Bangor Hydro Electric was reporting just a few dozen outages Monday morning, down from a high of 4,700.

A National Weather Service wind advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. with gusts up to 45 miles per hour possible.

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