The state is in high danger of wildfires, the Maine Forest Service says, even as mid-September frosts cut short the growing season.
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Smoke from West Coast brings hazy skies to Maine as state warns of local fire danger
Smoke from the massive West Coast wildfires is not expected to create an air quality issues here, but sunsets will look a bit different.
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Drought conditions have spread to entire state, weather service says
‘The last time we were in this widespread and severe of a drought was in the summer of 2002,’ says meteorologist Michael Clair.
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Portland records its hottest summer on record – again
With an average temperature of 70.5 degrees, the summer of 2020 was more than 3 degrees warmer than ‘normal.’
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Thousands lose power across central Maine after tropical storm blows through
Crews across central Maine were working to restore power Wednesday after high wind from Tropical Storm Isaias knocked down trees across the region when it blew through Tuesday night.
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Power restoration continues after storm leaves more than 91,000 Maine customers in the dark
Most of the outages were reported in Cumberland and York counties, where wind gusts of more than 40 mph were reported.
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Outages exceed 91,000 as tropical storm blows through Maine
Central Maine Power is working to restore electricity to thousands of customers early Wednesday, after Isaias brought wind gusts of more than 40 mph.
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Following weeks of dry weather, Maine drenched with several inches of rain
The National Weather Service in Gray said Monday the rain would continue into Wednesday, but was unlikely to result in flooding for central and western Maine towns.
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Severe thunderstorms knock out power in parts of Maine
Central Maine Power reported more than 1,500 people still without electricity in York County as of 9 p.m. Saturday.
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Spring storm leaves nearly 11,000 without power in Maine
Electric utility crews are scrambling to make repairs between periods of high winds.