A powerful storm has its sights set on Maine again, and this time it will bring snow to start, with rain and wind to finish. This one will begin Tuesday night and end midday on Wednesday, and unlike Sunday’s storm, which primarily hit southern and coastal areas of Maine, the impacts of this coming storm […]
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Massachusetts natural gas plant guarding Northeast from winter blackouts is at risk
The pending closure of a facility in Everett, Mass., could jeopardize the region’s power system in extreme weather, regulators say.
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Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State, News
Marty Engstrom, Maine’s reluctant celebrity TV weatherman, dies at 86
Known as ‘Marty on the Mountain,’ he was trained as a broadcast engineer but gave weather reports from the top of Mount Washington for WMTW for 38 years.
Posted inLocal & State
Powerful storm latest example of bad weather made worse by climate change
The unseasonably warm weather that Maine is experiencing due to an increase in heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere gave the wet winter storm its powerful punch, scientists say.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Snowfall, rain, gusty winds hit Northeast as Tennessee recovers from deadly tornadoes
A combination of heavy rain, snow, and wind is bringing threats of flooding and power outages to the Northeast.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Incoming storm to bring flood threat, high winds and heavy rain to Maine
Though the storm should last 24 hours or less for most of the state, flooding and power outages are possible.
Posted inLocal & State
Thousands without power as central Maine deals with season’s first snowstorm
Reported snowfall totals in the region ranged from 5 to 11 inches Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Saturday’s warm weather broke records, but now it might be time to put away the shorts
Saturday’s balmy high of 80 degrees broke records in Portland and Augusta, but temperatures fell dramatically on Sunday and will continue to stay cool on Monday.
Posted inNation & World, News
Tropical Storm Philippe soaks Caribbean on a path toward New England and Canada
A tropical storm watch is issued for Bermuda, with Philippe expected to approach the island late Thursday and Friday as it was forecast to intensify slightly.
Posted inLocal & State, The Maine Forecast
What we know so far about Hurricane Lee and potential impacts in Maine
Here’s a close look at everything we know so far about Hurricane Lee and potential landfall in Maine and New England.