Twelve to 18 inches of snow are expected in the Waterville area and into Somerset, Franklin and Kennebec counties, while 12 to 15 inches are expected in the rest of Kennebec County.
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Manchester woman injured after high winds down trees on Hammonds Grove home
Herta Freeman sustained large lacerations on her head, but was largely unharmed, after being pinned under debris after a tree fell on her son’s home Monday night.
Storm causes thousands of power outages across central Maine
As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, Central Maine Power Co. reported 9,783 power outages across Kennebec County, or slightly more than 13% of CMP’s customers in the county.
Back to actual November weather this week
Sunday night was pretty active, but that’s about it for big weather headlines this week.
Utility crews work through the night to restore power to thousands of Mainers
The gusty winds caused more than 114,000 outages in Maine at the peak of storm, but repair crews reduced the number to less than 32,000 as of Thursday morning.
Drought intensifies, threatening crops and groundwater supplies
Months of worsening drought conditions across Maine are leading to extreme conditions in some areas, with record low river levels and dry wells.
Frost, drought create exceptional season in Maine
The state is in high danger of wildfires, the Maine Forest Service says, even as mid-September frosts cut short the growing season.
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.
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.
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.’