GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for central and western Maine for tonight, with temperatures expected to go below 32 degrees. As part of the service’s Hazardous Weather Outlook, it said the freeze warning was extending from midnight to 8 a.m. Sunday. The Rangeley area will see even lower temperatures, […]
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NWS confirms 5 tornadoes hit Maine on July 1
GRAY (AP) – A stormy summer day that spawned tornadoes has set a record for Maine. The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday that a fifth tornado touched down Saturday; that breaks the old record of four tornadoes, on July 21, 2010. Officials say tornadoes were confirmed in the towns of Denmark, Bridgton and Otisfield and […]
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April snow: 7.5 inches for Lewiston
LEWISTON — Saturday’s April snowstorm delivered 7.5 inches to Lewiston, 13.5 inches in Gray and 10.9 inches in Portland, said National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Legro. Locally, motorists and snow movers handled the late-season storm with few problems, officials said. “The crews did great today,” Public Works Director David Jones said. “We had a few […]
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National Weather Service issues flood watch
This includes the municipalities of Andover, Roxbury, Upton, Wilsons Mills, Coburn Gore, Rangeley, Kingfield, Bingham, Jackman, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, Wilton, Bridgton, Lewiston-Auburn and Livermore Falls. NWS expects 2 to 4 inches of rain in those areas but more than 5 inches is possible Wednesday and Thursday. This will not be enough to create flash […]
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Flash flood watch declared for western Maine
GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Thursday evening in western Maine. According to the NWS, the potential exists for heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms. About 3 to 4 inches of rain are expected to fall Thursday evening — which could create localized urban and small stream flooding. Residents in Androscoggin County are […]
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NWS warns rain, melting snow and ice jams could cause flooding
GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for western Maine this weekend. About 1 to 2 inches of rain and high temperatures in the 50s are expected Saturday. Then rain and runoff in Maine rivers may rise behind ice jams. The flood watch, which means there is a potential for flooding […]
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National Weather Service warns it’s going to get even colder
PORTLAND — The coldest blast of weather since 2011 in Maine is coming along with snow, high winds and near-blizzard conditions. The National Weather Service forecast for the next 24 hours calls for a nasty winter storm. Meteorologist John Cannon says Friday night has the possibility of temperatures plummeting to minus-35 in the mountains. It’s […]
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NWS expects it to stay frigid cold as more snow heads for Maine
Frigid temperatures are expected to close out 2013 on a cold note, according to the National Weather Service. Arctic air is expected to drop temperatures below zero Tuesday night and into Wednesday, according to the weather service, while high temperatures aren’t expected to get out of the single digits across much of the state. Despite […]