Water levels exceeded the minor flood stage by less than a foot on Tuesday afternoon.
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Augusta, Hallowell close roads in response to possible river flooding
National Weather Service Meteorologist Michael Clair said river levels are forecast to reach the action stage, but could climb into the flood stage with more rain.
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‘One to remember’: Storm causes chaos across region
In Auburn, falling trees took down power lines and four poles in the area of Hotel Road and Lake Street during Thursday’s fast and furious snow storm. Two hours later in Lewiston, a tree came down on a propane tank while another crashed down onto a trailer and a third onto a car.
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Storm knocks out power to thousands in southern Maine
In Portland, more than 2,800 customers were without power Tuesday morning after heavy, wet snow fell overnight.
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Heavy rain and wind knock out power to thousands
Gusts up to 50 mph are expected through Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
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Seasonal breakdown of 2019’s weather highlights
WINTER Maine’s winter of 2019 was low on drama. Snow, sleet and rain punctuated the three-month period January to March, but no one storm was extraordinary. All that precipitation made January the wettest since 1999 with 5.53 inches of all varieties. The winter months also saw some notable warming, with Jan. 1 and 24 both […]
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2019 record breakers
The following records were broken in Portland in 2019 for the specific day noted: January No records set or tied February Feb. 5: 62 degrees — warmest high temperature Feb. 5: 46 degrees — warmest average temperature Feb. 8: 40 degrees — warmest average temperature Feb. 13: 6 degrees — smallest temperature range March […]
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July heat, October wind highlight Maine’s 2019 weather
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” John Ruskin, art patron, watercolorist, prominent social thinker and philanthropist of the Victorian era, wrote these words decades ago and his observation still holds true today. Anyone […]
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Midwinter drop in energy costs gives Mainers unexpected relief
A combination of unseasonably warm temperatures and lower prices for heating oil and gasoline offers a welcome change from the norm.