The road conditions are a big concern Wednesday morning. The snow is still coming down and coating the roads, which causing some slick spots. Lewiston and Auburn canceled classes again Wednesday morning. Municipal offices in the two towns are scheduled to open at 11 a.m. Also, both cities’ parking bans will end at noon. The […]
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There is plenty of snow left in this latest storm
The National Weather Service reported more than 10 inches of snow had fallen in Lewiston-Auburn as of 8 p.m. Tuesday during the latest nor’easter. Meteorologists said Tuesday evening that Winter Storm Skylar was expected to deliver up to 24 inches of snow in some parts of the state, making Skylar the season’s biggest “weather event.” According to […]
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Skylar on target for heavy snowfall in central Maine
Wilfred Spaulding runs errands in downtown Lewiston during Tuesday’s snowstorm. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) A group of runners brave the snowstorm and go for a run on Lincoln Street in Lewiston on Tuesday afternoon. (Andree Kehn /Sun Journal)Danny Rogers and his dog Maize head back indoors to work at Bourgeois Guitars in Lewiston during the height […]
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It’s officially a blizzard
The National Weather Service had declared the latest winter storm to hit the Northeast a blizzard. The service’s Taunton, Massachusetts, office said on Twitter late Tuesday morning that automated observing sites in Hyannis, Falmouth, and Plymouth recorded three consecutive hours of blizzard conditions despite some missing observations due to a power loss. The weather service […]
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Lewiston says it has plowed over 89 inches of snow
[media-credit name=”Lewiston Public Works” align=”aligncenter” width=”1012″][/media-credit] The Lewiston Public Works Department keeps its own records on annual snowfall and “plowable” snowstorms. Here’s what they’ve recorded so far for 2017-18: Storm Date Inches 1 Dec. 9-10 6.0 2 Dec. 12 3.0 3 Dec. 18-19 2.5 4 Dec. 22-23 6.0 5 Dec. 25 12.0 6 Jan. 4-5 […]
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Oh snow! Another nor’easter is on the way
The first official day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere arrives on March 20, but before winter starts to fade, Mainers will get yet another dose of chilling winds and heavy snow. On Sunday night, the National Weather Service office in Gray issued a winter storm watch for the state effective at midnight Monday and […]