The focus on Saturday will be freezing rain leading to icing. Here’s how we anticipate it will unfold. Timing: The lull we experienced early this morning has ended. A steady and heavier round of freezing rain will be with us this afternoon and through the first half of the night. Precipitation will come to an end […]
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Shoppers brave foul weather ahead of holiday
LEWISTON — The lady’s name was Nancy and she never expected to be out at the stores just three days before Christmas. “I thought I was all done,” she said, brushing the snow off her car outside Shaw’s Supermarket in Lewiston. “I thought I had it all wrapped up.” Wouldn’t you know it? On a […]
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Snow, sleet, freezing rain to make holiday shopping and travel not so nice
Got Christmas shopping left to do? Better get to it. According to forecasts, weather in the final days before the holiday will not be accommodating to you last-minute types. We’re talking about several inches of snow followed by freezing rain and ice. Weather officials say the ugliness will begin Friday afternoon and continue into Saturday. […]
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Lewiston announces two parking bans over holiday weekend
LEWISTON — Maine is expecting a white Christmas. That also entails a fair amount of snow, sleet and freezing rain this weekend. Among the storm preparations, the city of Lewiston plans two parking bans: 9 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday. Noon Christmas Day, Monday, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26. The National Weather Service said […]
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Snow, sleet, freezing rain to make holiday shopping and travel not so jolly
[media-credit name=”WGME” align=”aligncenter” width=”960″][/media-credit] STATEWIDE — Friday’s storm could throw a wrench in Mainers’ holiday travel plans. The storm is expected to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain. Here’s the expected timing of snow and the change to freezing rain Friday through Saturday. pic.twitter.com/agQAPfHKGu — Charlie Lopresti (@CharlieWGME) December 20, 2017 The steadiest snow will […]
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Early cold snap draws ice fishermen out across central Maine
Billy Gayton generally waits until he sees someone else set up on a frozen lake before he heads out for a day of ice fishing. Thanks to a late-autumn frigid snap, ice has begun to form on bodies of water across central Maine. Monday was the first day when Gayton, 29, was able to drop […]
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Snow makes messy morning commute
STATEWIDE — It will be a slick commute for some Mainers, as plow crews work to clear snow. Be sure to allow some extra time Tuesday morning to wipe off your car and get to where you need to go. The main roads are pretty clear, but crews still have some work to do on […]
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Snow and ice blanket Maine
Heavy snow blanketed most of Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire on Tuesday, forcing the closure of hundreds of schools and making roads slick as the vehicle crash count mounted. Lewiston police Lt. Dave St. Pierre said nine crashes were reported in that city between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. He said none was serious. Close […]
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Live blog: How Maine is dealing with the storm
Steady snow started about 8 a.m. Tuesday in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Schools in the area have been canceled. Another three to 11 inches of snow are expected to fall Tuesday, adding to the 6 inches in Lewiston, 5 inches in Bethel and 8 inches that fell in Carrabassett Valley on Saturday. Despite the storm, voting for […]
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Lewiston mayoral runoff election to take place despite storm
LEWISTON — City officials announced early Monday afternoon that the runoff election for mayor will take place Tuesday, as scheduled, regardless of the pending storm. All voting citywide will take place at Longley Elementary School, 145 Birch St. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The school building will be open Tuesday, […]