Maine DOT will be putting plows on trucks in anticipation of expected SNOW tomorrow… Yes I said snow. @WGME pic.twitter.com/vuw8goZCqK — Katie Sampson (@KatieWGME) April 25, 2016 Yes, your eyes aren’t deceiving you! This is indeed a map of forecast snowfall. pic.twitter.com/cfmG4rAwLl — NWS Gray (@NWSGray) April 25, 2016 It looks like old man winter […]
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Crews restoring power to thousands after Thursday’s storm
PORTLAND — Utility crews have their work cut out for them as they restore power to thousands of electric customers after high winds caused widespread outages. Customers began losing power Thursday evening as the wind picked up. The National Weather Service reported gusts of 77 mph in Eastport, 62 mph in Frenchboro, 60 mph in […]
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Wicked wet, windy weather headed for Maine
The rain will start off light and scattered during the morning hours. It will turn heavier as the afternoon progresses. The worst of the storm appears to be between 7 p.m. and midnight. During that period, 1 to 2 inches of rain are expected, along wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Coastal flooding is […]
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Crews restore power mostly after windy Sunday
Utility crews are mopping up after a powerful windstorm knocked out electricity for tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Maine. Gusts reached nearly 50 mph in some parts of Maine on Sunday, knocking down trees and limbs. At the peak, Central Maine Power alone had 31,000 customers in the dark. But the winds […]
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Light snow reduces travel visibility in Maine
WGME weather map BOSTON — The calendar may say spring, but winter struck the Northeast hard on Monday, delivering a snowstorm that could end up dropping as much as 10 inches of snow in some places. In Maine, snow showers were reported. The Maine Turnpike reduced speed limits to 45 MPH from the New Hampshire […]
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Little bit of snow today leads to freezing rain overnight
Freezing Rain moves into the region tonight. #mewx #nhwx pic.twitter.com/yEo7Tot24S — NWS Gray (@NWSGray) March 24, 2016 LEWISTON — Thursday morning’s light snow may make the commute slick for some parts of Maine. The National Weather Service predicts only a trace amount of accumulation, but WGME says up to 2 inches is possible in some […]
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Is it mud season? Maybe, but it’s going to be short
PORTLAND — Northern New England’s annual mucky ritual of mud season is underway and underfoot, staining carpets and ruining morning commutes down sodden dirt roads, but it will likely be much shorter than last year. Mud season descends on Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont every spring, and as snow and frozen ground melt, playgrounds turn to […]
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Lewiston takes snowstorm with grain of salt; some drivers slip up
LEWISTON — A spring storm Monday morning coated central Maine roads with several inches of snow, leading to accidents around the region. In Auburn, police handled 25 accidents between 6:45 and 9:15 a.m. In Lewiston, police dealt with 11 crashes between 6 and 11 a.m. There were no serious injuries in either city. “It seems […]
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Quick storm hits Lewiston-Auburn with hail and lightning
A little hail here in #LAMaine – @sunjournal pic.twitter.com/JvBgXhTaac — Josh Cousineau (@JoshCousineau) March 17, 2016 LEWISTON — The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern Androscoggin County. Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and wind gusts around 50 mph. This storm was located over Mechanic […]
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There’s less chance Maine rivers will flood this spring
AUGUSTA — The Maine River Flow Advisory Commission says there is a below average chance of flooding this spring in most of the state, with the exception of the northern reaches. The commission says the chance of flooding in northern Maine is about average in areas where there is still a large amount of snow […]