Pete St. Pierre clears snow from his driveway on Russell Street in Lewiston on Friday morning. “I could do without it,” he said of Thursday’s storm. “But I have no choice if you live in Maine.” Plowed snow creeps up on a stop sign in Poland on Friday.
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‘Wintry precipitation’ brings rain, ice
The professional weather forecasters called it “wintry precipitation.” The rest of us had more colorful words for it, but it mostly came down to the same concept: “Yuck.” Two inches of snow or less fell in most areas Tuesday, but it was followed by rain, sleet and ugly mixes of the two. The results were […]
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Snow, sleet, and freezing rain expected across Maine starting Monday night
Snow is on the way along with a wintry mix. Roads will be slick Tuesday morning. @wgme #weatherauthority #snow #mewx pic.twitter.com/XUklrXZ47X — Amanda Jellig (@AmandaWGME) January 23, 2017 STATEWIDE — A nasty nor’easter will provide central and southern Maine with a myriad of precipitation types Monday night through Tuesday. A Winter Storm Watch is in […]
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Snow on school roofs a concern in Oxford Hills
PARIS — Oxford Hills School District officials say they are monitoring the amount of snow on the district’s school buildings hoping to prevent more leaks like the one at the high school. “If another big storm came, we’d be worried,” SAD 17 Facilities Manager Nelson Baillargeon said after a record-breaking storm dumped more than 2 feet […]
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Maine to get some snow Saturday before turning colder
Dry air pushing in from the west is inhibiting the snowfall inland. Looking like low end of the snowfall totals forecast. pic.twitter.com/j2vuz3Cv3i — Adam Epstein (@AdamWGME) January 7, 2017 Any early morning sun will fade early today. Clouds will thicken during the course of the morning in advance of an approaching storm. It still appears […]
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Major snowstorm dumps feet of snow on central, southern Maine
PULL QUOTE: “It went from just a garden-variety, low-pressure system to a turbocharged storm,” National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Schwibs said. Ready to do it all over again? With up to 2 feet of fresh snow already on the ground, forecasters are warning of another storm expected to arrive Saturday night. This one is forecast […]
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LIVE BLOG: Snowstorm wallops Maine
Updated forecast (2:15 p.m. Friday) Yesterday’s snow brought 1 – 2 ft of snow to many towns along with strong winds overnight into today. The gusty winds will continue today with wind gusts up to 40 mph possible. The number of power outages could increase due to winds gusts and the heavy snow weighing down […]