Power outages ticked up steadily throughout the afternoon, from fewer than 100 households across the state without power at 2:30 to nearly 17,000 at 7 p.m., according to Central Maine Power’s and Versant’s websites.
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A weird pattern over Alaska may help cook up wild Thanksgiving week weather
A weird pattern over Alaska may cause Mother Nature to cook up some wild weather next week. Here’s an early outlook for Thanksgiving.
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Rainstorms expected to ease, but not end, drought conditions in Portland region
Greater Portland has been in a dry period since the end of summer, but a late-week rainstorm should help moisten things.
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‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 2, knocks out power to over 500,000 homes in northwest U.S.
The storm system that hit starting Tuesday is considered a ‘bomb cyclone,’ which occurs when a cyclone intensifies rapidly.
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Portland, Augusta see record warmth Wednesday
Temperatures in Portland reached 79 degrees, while Augusta hit a high of 77. Those are the highest temperatures ever recorded in the month of November.
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A warm day in Portland, but 77 degrees falls short of a record
Halloween 1946 saw a high of 80 degrees in Portland, and that record has held since, according to the National Weather Service.
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Maine fire departments warn of higher fire risk amid dry conditions
Moderate drought conditions across much of the state have prompted fire officials to shut off burn permits and urge caution.
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La Nina could soon arrive. Here’s what that means for winter weather
Scientists say the link between climate change and La Nina and El Nino is not entirely clear.
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Maine peaks see first snowfall of the season
The timing of this year’s first snow is ‘pretty well in step’ with what the National Weather Service usually observes, according to a meteorologist in the Gray office.
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Hurricane Milton nears Florida coast as thousands evacuate
Amid dire warnings and predictions of giant storm surges, Floridians puzzled over how far to flee was far enough – or whether to flee at all.