Organizers canceled the Las Vegas event because of expected heavy winds.
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Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and orders to evacuate
A flash flood warning was also in effect in the Houston-area on Friday morning.
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Maine’s wharf owners scramble to repair what they can before lobstering season starts
Contractors are hard to come by amid the mounting demand to repair damage from January storms that battered the coast. Now, many are patching their own wharves, hoping they can hold out until the real work can be done.
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Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup
The weekend storms killed at least 4 people, including an infant.
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Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and thousands without power
Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation’s midsection since Friday.
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When red-hot isn’t enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level.
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Power outages fall below 70,000 – but for Mainers still in the dark, that’s little comfort
A two-day nor’easter that brought strong winds and heavy snow Wednesday and Thursday knocked out power for almost 400,000 CMP and Versant customers.
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Frequency of ferocious storms, power outages on the rise in Maine
Columbia University public health researchers found that the typical Maine customer went without power for longer than average between 2018 and 2020.
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State and local governments shut offices in advance of Thursday storm
Central Maine Power is pre-staging crews ahead of the expected nor’easter, and cities and towns have instituted parking bans.
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Nor’easter bringing heavy snow, strong winds to arrive Wednesday night
Heavy snow and wind will combine to bring down tree limbs. The storm will likely last all day Thursday, building steam the night before, and linger into Friday.