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Extreme heat prompted all hands response in Old Orchard Beach fire Thursday
Amid the extreme heat Thursday, crews tackled a fire in Old Orchard Beach as an all hands response. The Old Orchard Beach Fire Department was notified of a reported fire on Vallee Lane just before 7 p.m., according to a social media post from the department. Upon arrival, crews found...
WGME
Powerful storms knock down trees and power lines across Maine
Crews across Maine had their hands full after Thursday night's fast-moving storms knocked down trees and power lines. Smith Hill Road in Standish was closed for several hours Thursday after trees blocked the roadway. It was reopened just after 5 a.m. Friday. Several other roads were reduced to a single...
NEWS CENTER Maine
Forecast for the week ahead
NEWS CENTER Maine
How the heat wave in Maine is affecting the power grid
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Harpswell officials warn of great white shark sighting off Cedar Beach
A fisherman in Harpswell spotted a great white shark while out on the water. The local fisherman was setting his gear when he spotted the shark surfacing at around 4 p.m. Monday, according to a social media post from the Harpswell Marine Resources & Harbor Management. The shark was a few hundred yards off Cedar Beach, which is on Bailey Island.
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The heat is on: Maine cities, CMP brace for holiday heat wave
A three-day heat wave with high humidity is expected to engulf much of Maine starting Wednesday afternoon, prompting cities to open cooling centers and the state’s largest utility to help prepare for the extreme weather. Temperatures in the Portland area are expected to hit the high 80s on Wednesday...
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Portland Likely to See ‘Heat Wave’ Followed by Warmer July
The heat wave headed to Maine will kick in Wednesday afternoon, but AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Lundberg says the core of the heat will happen on Thursday and Friday. “That’s when the nose, this upper-level ridge of high pressure, points its way eastward to the eastern seaboard, and we get a kind of a west to southwest flow aloft, and that just going to bring the heat and the humidity into the area for Thursday and Friday,” said Lundberg. “And it will linger into the start of the Independence Day (Saturday) before it starts to cool off a little bit.”
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Cooling centers opening this week
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Cooling centers are opening due to the dangerous heat coming this week. *Locations and times are subject to change and those changes may not be reflected here. Always check with the location if you have questions. AUGUSTA: The City of Augusta will offer a daytime cooling...
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How to protect yourself during incoming heat wave
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Sunday’s forecast
WABI
Isolated showers Saturday with PM showers, storms Sunday; warming trend next week
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Dana Osgood shares update on drought improvement