Mainers with Florida connections monitor Hurricane Ian, stay in touch with family

As the powerful storm makes landfall in Florida, those who live there are holed up at their homes, awaiting the onslaught of wind and water.

Hurricane Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes

The hurricane's center came ashore with 150 mph winds near Cayo Costa, a protected barrier island just west of heavily populated Fort Myers.

Ian slams into southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian has rapidly intensified off Florida's coast, gaining top winds of 155 mph, just shy of the most devastating Category 5 hurricane status

Interactive Map: Track Ian as it crosses Florida

One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. was barreling across the Florida peninsula overnight, threatening catastrophic flooding inland.

Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods

The storm is to get even stronger over the warm Gulf of Mexico, reaching top winds of 130 mph as it approaches the southwest coast of Florida.

Fiona washes houses away, knocks out power in Canada

The post-tropical cyclone has the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in the nation.

Fiona bears down on northeast Canada as big, powerful storm

Meteorologists are warning that Fiona has the potential to be one of the most severe storms in the country's history.

Photo: Walking in the rain

Many areas of the state were under a flood watch Monday afternoon and into the evening.

Photo: Labor Day fun in Lewiston

Kick back and keep cool at local cooling centers

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for parts of Maine from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday. What is your strategy for cooling down during heat waves?