CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A lingering storm kept dumping immobilizing snow, sleet or freezing rain across five southern states, leaving dangerously icy roads and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Authorities urged people to stay home Monday in areas where driving was dangerous. Accidents on snow-covered interstates caused major delays Sunday, hundreds of flights […]
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How meteorologists avoid winter travel hazards
“Never check luggage. “That’s the winter travel advice of CNBC correspondent Contessa Brewer, who, coincidentally, was emailing me from a plane en route to cover a weather disaster. “Bring carry-on luggage,” she told me. “It makes it much easier to rebook flights. And don’t take no for an answer.” With winter just around the corner, […]
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Snowstorm knocks out power to 24,000 customers, makes roads hazardous
Wet, heavy snow hit Maine hard Tuesday morning. Even where the snowfall is lightest — mostly closer to the coast — road conditions were hazardous. “The roads are quite slick,” Margaret Curtis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, told the Portland Press Herald. “Even where there is less accumulation, it’s slow going.” […]
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Flights canceled, highways closed as snowstorm clobbers Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) — A wintry storm brought blizzard-like conditions to parts of the Midwest early Monday, grounding hundreds of flights and causing some road traffic chaos as commuters returned to work after the Thanksgiving weekend. The Chicago Department of Aviation reported early Monday that average departure delays at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport are 77 minutes, […]
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Heavy, wet snow coming to Lewiston-Auburn
LEWISTON — Lewiston and Auburn are expected to get about 6 inches of heavy, wet snow beginning late Monday, which is likely to hamper the Tuesday morning commute. “Plan on difficult travel conditions, including during the morning commute,” a winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service read. According to Derek Schroeter, a meteorologist […]
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Yes, it got really cold in Maine
GRAY (AP) — It’s bitter cold in Maine, enough to set some record temperatures. The National Weather Service in Gray says daily record low and coldest Thanksgiving temperature records were set at Portland and Augusta. It got down to 6 degrees in Portland on Thursday and 4 degrees in Augusta. Here are some low temperatures […]
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'Teeth-chattering' cold for Thanksgiving
What, you expected the weather to be tropical for Thanksgiving? That would be hard to believe. However, the National Weather Service on Wednesday was calling for snow squalls and air so frigid, the numbers are also a little hard to believe. Temperatures are expected to drop into the single digits overnight, the weather service says, […]
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It’s looking like a white Thanksgiving thanks to snow storm
It’s not even Thanksgiving, and Mainers are already back into the familiar winter routine. Snow began falling overnight across the area and is expected to pick up in intensity throughout the day. The snow-covered roads and reduced visibility prompted many schools to cancel school for the second time in less than a week. The storm […]
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Storm coats Maine in snow from Kittery to Fort Kent
Mike Spencer clears the snow from the walkway in front of his home on Riverside Street in Lewiston on Friday. “I put him up every Thanksgiving,” Spencer said of his inflatable turkey. “I enjoy decorating for Halloween and Christmas, too.” (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) It’s that time of year again! Check out this video for some […]
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Tips on how to fix a snowblower
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) — Snowblowers can be a lifesaver, especially when mother nature gets cranking. To protect your snowblower when the snow is too deep, there is actually one part on most snowblowers that is designed to fail. A broken snowblower can make Maine’s long winter seem even longer. “When you’re going through the snow you […]