[media-credit name=”WGME” align=”aligncenter” width=”1017″][/media-credit] Maine forecasters expect a snowstorm to start Tuesday evening and make commuting tricky Wednesday morning. It will start off light and then pick up in intensity during the overnight hours and Wednesday morning. The snow will make for a slick morning commute Wednesday. The Lewiston-Auburn area is forecast to accumulate 3 […]
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Winter returns after warmth, rain and flooding swamp Maine
Mainers endured a one-two punch of morning floods and evening ice slicks over the weekend as temperatures plunged quickly from highs in the 40s and 50s to below freezing across the state. Wild weather caused flooding on roadways and in basements Saturday morning as a two-day thaw ended and temperatures started falling back into the […]
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Rain, melting snow cause flooding concerns
Friday’s rain and temperatures in the 40s are causing flooding concerns along some of Maine’s rivers. With these mild temperatures and rain, there could be problems due to ice jams. Snow clogged drains should lead to some road flooding Friday and Friday night. A Flood Watch goes into effect for parts of #Maine and New […]
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Climate analysts say the cold snap was a freak of nature
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consider this cold comfort: A quick study of the brutal American cold snap found that the Arctic blast really wasn’t global warming but a freak of nature. Frigid weather like the two-week cold spell that began around Christmas is 15 times rarer than it was a century ago, according to a team […]
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A snowy roof may not be illegal but still hazardous
The impact looked like a cannon blast. Rob Condon had just dropped off his son at an Augusta-area day care when a chunk of ice the size of a ripe melon came flying at him from the other side of the road and crashed through his windshield. The frozen projectile came off the side of […]
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Weather disasters cost the U.S. $306 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — With three strong hurricanes, wildfires, hail, flooding, tornadoes and drought, the United States tallied a record high bill last year for weather disasters: $306 billion. The U.S. had 16 disasters last year with damage exceeding a billion dollars, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. That ties 2011 for the number […]
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Preparing for rain
John St. Hilaire shovels snow from the roof of an apartment building on Franklin Street in Lewiston on Monday. “Everyone is worried about the rain coming in on Friday,” said St. Hilaire of State Roofing Company. The forecast is calling for up to a half-inch of rain in the Twin Cities area Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun […]
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Maine looking at a brief warming trend this week
After Monday’s snow, parts of New England are looking at some balmy weather, relatively speaking, this week. Forecasts have parts of the state getting 1 to 3 inches. But the extreme cold has begun loosening its grip and some parts of Maine and New Hampshire are expected to see the temperature rise above freezing for […]
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Cold not a problem for winter sports enthusiasts
With the subzero temperatures the Northeast has been experiencing lately, some folks may be considering hibernation, and limiting their time outside to getting the mail and getting into their cars. Then there are the brave few. On Saturday, several local outdoor enthusiasts gathered at the Bethel Inn Resort Cross-Country Ski and Snowshoe Center on a […]
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Road crews tested by winter's early onslaught
Lewiston Public Works equipment mechanic Kyle Brooks tightens a new hydraulic valve on a plow truck that needed to be replaced Friday morning inside the Adams Avenue garage. “I think I’ll buy a lottery ticket since I got this on the first try,” he said. “Not being able to see what you are doing and […]