Updated 3:13 p.m.: Maine’s governor has issued a state of emergency proclamation as the state grapples with a powerful wind and rain storm that caused widespread power outages. Nearly a half-million Maine homes and business were without power Monday afternoon, surpassing the peak outage number from an infamous 1998 ice storm. Republican Gov. Paul LePage […]
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Philippe brings rain and wind to Maine
UPDATE: Lewiston and Auburn schools delay starts by two hours Monday morning. Hold on to your hats, folks. Although the brunt of tropical storm Philippe will have passed by Monday morning, southern Maine can still expect rain showers and winds into the evening, according to the National Weather Service office in Gray. NWS meteorologist Margaret […]
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Heavy rain, strong winds, power outages expected during Sunday night storm
Flash Flood Watch goes into effect this evening and extends through Monday afternoon. (Charlie Lopresti/WGME) Sunday’s weather will be tranquil compared to what’s in store for the overnight and Monday morning. A tropical system moving up the coast will merge with trough of low pressure and come through New England. The main concerns with this […]
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Damaging winds possible Monday morning
A big wind event slated to arrive here Sunday night into early Monday morning. A tropical disturbance near Honduras and Nicaragua will be monitored in the coming days. That storm may become Topical Storm Philippe as it surges north near the peninsula of Florida. The tropical system will quickly get picked up by a trough […]
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Tropical Storm Jose batters New England coast
Check out the waves at Higgins Beach! Surfers here say they’re pumped to see #Jose bringing high surf to Maine #Weather Authority @WGME pic.twitter.com/gC3YF1IRPC — Lexie O’Connor (@LexieWGME) September 20, 2017 Hurricane Jose has petered out and is now a tropical storm that’s causing high surf on the New England coast. A tropical storm warning […]
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Maria is now a major hurricane as it aims for the Caribbean
This Sept. 14, 2017 photo provided by Guillermo Houwer on Saturday, Sept. 16, shows some damaged boats at the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Virgin Gorda, in the British Virgin Islands.This Sept. 14, 2017 photo provided by Guillermo Houwer on Saturday, Sept. 16, shows storm damage to the Biras […]
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Plenty of summer left to enjoy
A runner gets in her exercise at dawn on Willard Beach, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, in South Portland. The state is enjoying a stretch of pleasant weather with just over a week of summer remaining on the calendar. The planets Venus, top center, and Mars, lower left, rise in the eastern sky before sunrise off […]
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Dark clouds moving on
Brian Ellis meditates under clearing skies on a log near an exercise structure at Back Cove on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2016, in Portland. A rain storm that left behind large puddles has moved on, allowing for drier weather for the remainder of the week.
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More wet weather soaks region
Walter Stradt of Lewiston waits in the rain for the bus at the Auburn Plaza on Wednesday. Rain showers are expected for the next few days. Wednesday’s weather didn’t have the same drama as the storms of the day before, but meteorologists warned that the possibility of flooding would linger into Thursday. The National Weather Service […]
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Maine braces for more storms, possible flash flooding
STATEWIDE (WGME) — More thunderstorms are expected to hit Maine Wednesday. The storms will move into the area Wednesday afternoon and linger until Thursday. Torrential downpours may cause flash flooding in some areas. A Flash Flood Watch will go into effect at noon Wednesday and will last until Thursday morning. Strong winds are expected. Small […]