GRAY — With temperatures expected to reach into the 90s Monday, the National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for western Maine. With a mass of humid air moving into the area, the NWS predicts the heat index will reach 100 for parts of the day. Precautions are urged. The NWS defines the heat […]
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Storm pounds Lewiston-Auburn area; NWS warns of flooding
Little bit of a flood going on. Posted by Mikey Henderson on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 “Please Share!” began the NWS Facebook post. “A flash flood warning has been issued for Androscoggin County until 9:45 p.m! Storm has rainfall rates up to four-inches an hour and is currently stationary.” And then, in case anyone was […]
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Warning highlights fire danger in southern Maine
CONCORD, N.H. — The National Weather Service says there’s still a high fire danger in parts of New Hampshire and Maine as a dry air mass remains in place. The red flag warning was in place through 8 p.m. Wednesday in northern and central New Hampshire and in central and southern Maine. The weather service […]
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Brush fire warning issued for much of Maine
The red flag warning that includes all of Vermont and much of New Hampshire and Maine, most of New York, eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey is in effect through Monday evening. The Weather Service says fires may spread “rapidly and uncontrollably.” The danger is heightened by dry conditions, warn weather, low humidity and gusty winds.
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H.S. Baseball: Season’s here. Or is it?
Or the next day. Or the day after that. Or within the next week. Easy to forget, given our recent streak of 60-degree days and the sudden chorus of birds outside open windows, but spring arrived late this year. And later than baseball teams can afford. Most schools in the tri-county region had a deep […]
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NWS issues fire warnings
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The National Weather Service is warning about the dangers of brush and forest fires throughout parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The Red Flag Warnings in effect Wednesday for western Vermont runs from 11 a.m. through 6 p.m. In other areas, it runs through 7 p.m. The weather service says the […]
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Maine rivers to rise after snow melts
AUGUSTA — Federal weather forecasters say warming temperatures in the coming week will melt enough snow for river levels to begin rising across Maine. Officials told the River Flow Advisory Commission on Thursday that there’s no forecast in the coming week for a big rainfall to drive a swift snowmelt that could cause flooding. But […]
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Maine in 1816: The year with no summer
A massive volcano erupted in Indonesia 200 years ago and plunged Maine into a yearlong winter. Crops withered, animals died, thousands fled.
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Snow piles may delay Lewiston Cleanup Week
LEWISTON — Slowly melting snow piles may push the city’s annual Cleanup Week into May. “We know people like to get out in their yards to clean stuff up,” Public Works Director David Jones said. “They might have a little better luck if the snow melts a little.” Lewiston collects small brush at the curb […]