Friday morning, Dec. 27 first responders and road crews were kept busy due to icy road conditions during the morning commute.
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Back-to-back storms leave much of southern Maine with a foot of snow
Snowfall totals were higher than expected, and many Mainers found themselves shoveling a path into 2020.
Icy conditions during Friday morning commute lead to multiple crashes
Vehicles all over southern and central Maine slid off slick roads and took out multiple utility poles, resulting in a few injuries.
Record-setting rainfall swells rivers, floods roads across southern Maine
A total of 3.37 inches is recorded at Portland International Jetport, breaking the previous Dec. 14 record of 1.74 inches, set in 1917.
Winter’s second punch brings high winds, up to 15 inches of snow to southern Maine
Kennebunk had a two-day total of 15 inches of snow, Scarborough got 13 and South Portland received almost 12.
Updated forecast predicts 4-6 inches of snow for southern, central Maine
Snow is expected to fall in two phases: Sunday and Monday nights.
MDOT announces plan for treating roads from Kingfield to Canadian border
An icy section of Route 27 in the Eustis/Wyman Township area was shut down for nearly two hours Tuesday waiting for state plow trucks.
CMP says power outages from last week’s storm all resolved
The number of accounts without electricity in the wake of last week’s storm peaked at about 180,000.
Schools and businesses stay closed, and thousands have another dark night in storm’s wake
Central Maine Power warns customers in hard-hit areas that it could be days before power is restored.