With temperature expected to stay above freezing this weekend, the rate of snowmelt in the Kennebec River watershed could cause flooding early next week.
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Take heart: Spring snow will melt with warm-up coming
Heading into the weekend, the weather is changing in a big way.
Monday’s storm drops 2-8 inches of snow across state
Snowfall amounts were higher inland than along the coast.
On the heels of spring tease, snow and sleet hit central Maine, with second round expected Tuesday
Snow in April isn’t unusual, but the length of this winter is ‘pretty impressive.’
Parts of Maine report up to 10 inches of snow
Most parts of the state, however, are seeing no snow or only an inch or so.
Maine Forecast: Did you think we were done with snow? You should have known better.
History shows it was coming sometime in April.
Maine drivers, and their battered vehicles, are navigating ‘pothole hell’
Mechanics say complaints about damaged vehicles have skyrocketed this year as potholes and frost heaves have taken a brutal toll on the state’s roads.
Historic flooding could deluge Southern states
The flooding occurring in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri could be a preview of what states along the lower Mississippi River could expect for the rest of the spring.
U.S. breaking twice as many records for heat than cold, analysis finds
Data from 424 weather stations found that since 1999, the ratio has been two warm records set or broken for every cold one.
Predicting Mother Nature nearly impossible, but central Maine forecast not calling for dramatic melting, flooding
The late-week weather looks good for a slow thaw.