LEWISTON — They don’t put out flood warnings for nothing. As promised, hard rain in the early evening Thursday left roads flooded in several cities and towns, and crews were scrambling to keep up. In the Lewiston-Auburn area, the intensity of the rain began to pick up at about 6 p.m. Two hours later, it […]
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Scientists not ready to confirm 119 mph winds off Maine coast
JONESPORT — A powerful storm produced hurricane-force winds off the Maine coast, but scientists aren’t sure whether a 119 mph reading off Jonesport was accurate. Rich Norton from the National Weather Service said the reading at a buoy off Jonesport could be accurate but that it’s under review because it was out of line with […]
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Winter whoas! Dixfield sees 20 inches from snowstorm
Just before noon Thursday in Dixfield, the snow was at 20 inches and still falling. “It’s wet and heavy,” said treasurer Angela Varnum at the Dixfield town office. “I could barely get out of my driveway.” Dixfield had the highest snow tally of the morning at the National Weather Service in Gray after an overnight […]
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Thaw coming after a little more snow
LEWISTON — A snowier-than-average winter continues to pile up numbers with a weekend storm forecast to dump another 6 inches in the Lewiston area by Sunday morning. It should be over by about 8 a.m. locally but will linger throughout the day in eastern Maine, said meteorologist Michael Cempa of the National Weather Service in […]