PORTLAND — Independence Day events and services were canceled throughout the day Friday as Hurricane Arthur, the season’s first storm, made its way up the east coast.a Nova Star Cruises announced that its voyage from Portland to Yarmouth on July 4 would be canceled due to the weather. The voyage from Yarmouth to Portland on […]
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Hundreds rescued from floodwaters in Fla., Ala.
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. — People were plucked off rooftops or climbed into their attics to get away from fast-rising waters when nearly 2 feet of rain fell on the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast in the span of about 24 hours, the latest bout of severe weather that began with tornadoes in the Midwest. On […]
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Parts of Dexter evacuated; flood warnings remain up in northern Maine
DEXTER — People are being evacuated from homes and buildings in parts of Dexter Thursday after the east branch of the Sebasticook River spilled over its banks, according to the Maine Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service in Caribou. A flood warning has been issued in the Dexter area until 5 p.m., according […]
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Spring flooding closes several roads in Western Maine
RUMFORD — Flooding in several towns across Western Maine, including Canton, Rangeley and New Sharon, closed roads Wednesday. It wasn’t unusual for this time of year, Teresa Glick, deputy director of the Oxford County Emergency Management Agency in Paris, said Wednesday morning. She said small rivers and streams would soon be cresting and receding if […]
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Spring runoff woes begin in Oxford County
ROXBURY — A section of Route 120 between Roxbury and Andover was closed before noon Tuesday because of rising floodwater from high temperatures and snowmelt, state and local officials said. Flood warnings were issued early Tuesday afternoon for minor flooding of the Androscoggin River at Rumford and Auburn, and of the Swift River at Roxbury, […]
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Much of state under flood watch as temperatures, waters rise
FORT KENT, Maine — Most of Maine is under a flood watch Monday as mild temperatures coupled with a rainy forecast produce significant snow melt, raising the river levels and creating the potential for ice jams. According to reports from the National Weather Service offices in Gray and Caribou released Monday, the watches are in […]
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Panel looks at flood risk in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s River Flow Advisory Commission is meeting again to evaluate the spring flooding risk. The panel met for the first time last month amid concerns about deep snowpack that could cause problems this spring. Since then, much of the snowpack has melted away in southern Maine, but the snowpack has grown in […]
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MEMA to discuss spring flooding during Thursday’s meeting
AUGUSTA — The potential for Maine rivers to flood and cause damage this spring will be assessed at the annual meeting of the River Flow Advisory Commission. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Maine Emergency Management Agency building in Augusta. The commission is composed of state, federal and industry representatives who […]