Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that the storm was in fact a derecho.

Half of Lincoln was without power Wednesday evening after an unexpected derecho blew through the area with high winds and rain. The widespread outages forced the postponement of the Board of Selectmen’s Diversity and Inclusion roundtable on Zoom that was planned for that night.

As of Thursday morning, 11 roads in town were closed because of trees and branches blocking the roadway or leaning on wires overhead. By 11 p.m., 352 of Lincoln customers (13%) were still without power.

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