PORTLAND (WGME) — A light snow overnight Wednesday into Thursday could lead to tricky travel conditions for Mainers. Most areas in the southern half of the state will see around 1-3″ of snowfall from this storm. The snowfall should stick around into Thursday. The real concern will be slippery road conditions during the morning commute. […]
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CMP restoring power after storm
Fewer than 14,000 outages remain. We expect to restore to the vast majority of customers by late this evening; many will have service back much sooner. Specifics by town/road are posted at https://t.co/i8D6fRPOqZ and will be updated as more information comes in. 2/2 — Central Maine Power (@cmpco) January 24, 2018 Officials are keeping an […]
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Ice, rain cause outages, flooding
Thousands of Mainers were without power Tuesday night as ice-laden limbs and lines snapped in a storm that also flooded roads and slicked highways. The storm dropped up to 3 inches of snow in the mountains, and turned to freezing rain and rain in some areas. “It was mostly ice,” a meteorologist with the National […]
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Errands in the rain
Miranda Brown navigates the Bates Street sidewalk Tuesday morning with her children Emonie, 3, and Eliyanna, 5, while running errands in Lewiston during the freezing rain. Brown’s boyfriend, Elijah Blake, had to use the street to push a stroller in which their child, Amariyanna, 1, was riding. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Another storm heads our way
At this point in the season, a snow storm seems like old hat. We’ve seen it, we’ve shoveled it, we’ve driven in it — even when we sholdn’t have. And still, more snow drops and piles up and creates a headache. The National Weather Service office in Gray said total snow accumulations of up to […]
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Unfreezing Lewiston's fire hydrants
Todd Lester of Lewiston Water & Sewer Division removes a steam hose from a frozen fire hydrant at Frye and College streets Monday afternoon. Crews routinely inspect hydrants in the winter to make sure they have not frozen from a slow leak or after use by the Fire Department. When hydrants are used, the six […]
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Maine can expect a messy commute Monday night
[media-credit name=”WGME” align=”aligncenter” width=”1024″][/media-credit] Snow will arrive in Maine just in time for the Monday evening commute, making roads slippery. The snow will move in from the west Monday afternoon. Up to 3 inches will accumulate, but it probably won’t be worth it to shovel. Higher snowfall amounts are likely in the Maine hills and […]
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What you need to know about Wednesday’s snowstorm
It’s not a blockbuster of a snow storm, but we’ll need the shovels and plows again Wednesday and travel conditions will be tricky. The snow moved in late Tuesday night as a weak area of low pressure approached from the south. Expect this weak storm to pass just east of our area through the Gulf […]
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Overnight storm to make travel tricky and refresh the snowpack
First came the Christmas Day blizzard, then the deep freeze and another blizzard followed by the January thaw. Now it’s time for more snow in Maine. Maine’s next storm system is slated to arrive between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday. A Winter Storm Advisory has been issued. The snow will be very light overnight. […]
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In Hallowell, flood warning went unheeded before icy turmoil
HALLOWELL — Bruce Mayo worried that there might be flooding on Front Street in Hallowell this past weekend after warmer weather and rainfall broke up the ice along the Kennebec River. Mayo, who owns the Easy Street Lounge, a cocktail bar in the basement of a property that touches low-lying Front Street, even spoke with […]