December 2023 storm
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
How a Category 5 atmospheric river supercharged deadly East Coast storm
Every Eastern Seaboard state from Florida to Maine saw at least 4 inches of rain. Here's what was behind the storm.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
Downed tree displaces Brunswick family days before Christmas
Stephanie Conant and her three children will spend the holidays with family, packing nine people into a three-bedroom apartment.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
Michigan workers carve chair from fallen tree at South China home so 7-year-old boy has Christmas gift for parents
The workers were sent by Central Maine Power to chainsaw a large hemlock tree that fell over the driveway of Carol Thibodeau of South China.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
Officials rush to document flooding along Kennebec River in central Maine as outages, fallout persists
U.S. Geological Survey crews are in a rush against time, and the elements, to document as precisely as possible how high floodwaters got in the recent flooding, to provide data for a number of future planning purposes.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
‘No warning’ official says, as more than 20,000 pounds of food at Winslow pantry soiled by flood
Food for hundreds of families across Kennebec and Somerset counties had to be thrown away after floodwaters breached the Winslow Community Cupboard. Employees say the water came without warning.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
Gov. Mills visits Skowhegan mill redevelopment project that suffered millions in flooding damage
Mills, along with state, county and local officials, toured the damage and offered her support, as the state begins to seek federal aid for the hardest hit areas following Monday's powerful storm.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
Families still without power rely on generators, neighbors and creativity
Total outages statewide as of Friday afternoon stood at just over 17,800.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
Mexico woman who ‘enjoyed the little things’ and granddaughter identified as latest storm victims
Rescue personnel found the body of 20-year-old Ciara Cooper on Thursday, a day after they recovered the body of her grandmother, 61-year-old Judy Richards. The 2 are believed to have drowned after Richards' truck got swept up in flood waters while trying to cross a bridge Monday.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Body of 61-year-old woman found in pickup truck recovered from Swift River in Mexico
An aerial and ground search for a missing 20-year-old woman who was a passenger in the truck will begin at daybreak Thursday.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Most Maine ski areas are still in recovery mode from Monday’s storm
Sugarloaf plans to reopen Thursday, but it will take the other ski resorts a bit longer before skiers can hit the trails.