Joel Hernandez and his 8-year-old dog, Loka, enjoy the 70-degree weather Tuesday in downtown Lewiston. Sunny weather is expected to give way to rain Wednesday and Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Wind-driven rain lashes Maine, causing power outages
An early spring storm packing heavy rain and powerful wind gusts caused widespread power outages and flooded roads throughout southern Maine on Monday. More than 9,000 customers of Central Maine Power were without power late Monday night, with the largest concentrations in Gorham, Harpswell and Phippsburg, according to Central Maine Power. As of 9:13 p.m., […]
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Winter hasn’t given up yet; snow expected Friday
[media-credit name=”WGME” align=”aligncenter” width=”986″][/media-credit] Maine’s next quick hitting weather maker should bring a round of snow Friday afternoon and night. Coastal areas should experience a change to rain. The front will linger just to our southeast Saturday. Mainly cloudy skies are expected in our area, but not that far away in southern New England, more […]
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2017 had plenty of weather to remember
American humorist Kin Hubbard wrote, “Don’t knock the weather. If it didn’t change once in a while, nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation.” Now I don’t know if that’s necessarily true for everyone, but the weather of 2017 certainly did give us something to talk about. The third warmest year for the entire […]
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Lewiston shovels out from nor’easter. More coming?
A crosswalk warning sign is bent and covered with snow Wednesday morning as pedestrians cross High Street near Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) After a reported 16 inches of wet snow fell overnight, Brian Morency, left, hammers loose the packed snow Wednesday morning on the driveway at his apartment on Winter […]
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Nor’easter continues to slam Maine
The road conditions are a big concern Wednesday morning. The snow is still coming down and coating the roads, which causing some slick spots. Lewiston and Auburn canceled classes again Wednesday morning. Municipal offices in the two towns are scheduled to open at 11 a.m. Also, both cities’ parking bans will end at noon. The […]
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There is plenty of snow left in this latest storm
The National Weather Service reported more than 10 inches of snow had fallen in Lewiston-Auburn as of 8 p.m. Tuesday during the latest nor’easter. Meteorologists said Tuesday evening that Winter Storm Skylar was expected to deliver up to 24 inches of snow in some parts of the state, making Skylar the season’s biggest “weather event.” According to […]
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It’s officially a blizzard
The National Weather Service had declared the latest winter storm to hit the Northeast a blizzard. The service’s Taunton, Massachusetts, office said on Twitter late Tuesday morning that automated observing sites in Hyannis, Falmouth, and Plymouth recorded three consecutive hours of blizzard conditions despite some missing observations due to a power loss. The weather service […]
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Oh snow! Another nor’easter is on the way
The first official day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere arrives on March 20, but before winter starts to fade, Mainers will get yet another dose of chilling winds and heavy snow. On Sunday night, the National Weather Service office in Gray issued a winter storm watch for the state effective at midnight Monday and […]
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‘The mighty Quinn’ to dump massive snow on Maine
During the day Wednesday, things will be mostly normal – except for all that planning, like where to park. “The city of Auburn is implementing a parking ban for the impending snow Armageddon,” Deputy Chief of Police Jason Moen warned Tuesday. “The ban begins Wednesday night at midnight, and will run through 7 a.m. Friday.” Between 18 and […]