Maine (WGAN)  Thousands of Mainers waking up Tuesday in the dark.

High winds overnight causing power outages across the state.

Central Maine Power was reporting about 64,000 outages around 6 a.m.  Cumberland County was the hardest hit with more than 15,000 outages.

Several schools are being affected as well.

Due to power outages throughout Yarmouth, there will be a two hour delay to the start of school today, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. If power is not restored, we will have to cancel school for the day. That decision will be made by 7:30 a.m. This message will be updated at that time.

— Yarmouth Schools (@YarmouthSchools) October 16, 2018

Emera Maine was reporting nearly 11,000 outages of their own.