02/13/2008
from the Kennebec Journal
FAIRPOINT PLAN TARGETS DEBT
Wind project off Mass. meets strong resistance
Three bills seek tougher rules for petitioners
New rules for special education debated
Happy apples
AUGUSTA: Cuts to French curriculum run into opposition
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Hall-Dale drops MVC title game to Mountain Valley
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Different stakes in Gardiner-Winslow rivalry
All of today's:
News | Sports
from the Kennebec Journal
from the Morning Sentinel
'At the time ... he was psychotic'
Man answers door, is attacked with Mace and then robbed
FairPoint reorganization plan aims to slash company's debt
Concerns over special-education changes aired
FAIRFIELD: Clinton man, 21, arrested on rape, assault charges
Stun gun, arrest of suspect end high-speed, 2-town chase
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Gardiner, Winslow take to ice again
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Skowhegan wins KVAC A title game
All of today's:
News | Sports
from the Morning Sentinel
The Weather Service issued a winter storm warning to be in effect all day, predicting between eight and 10 inches of snow expected to fall before 8 p.m.
Three to five inches will have accumulated by morning. But that's just the beginning, meteorologist Steve Capriola said.
"This is going to be a major impact storm, because it's going to be snow, followed by rain, and ice and freezing rain," he said, adding a caution to drivers as temperatures fell late on Tuesday.
Precipitation should stop as the evening continues, but roads conditions will get progressively worse as it gets colder, he said.
"Temperatures will drop back down in the 20s Wednesday night, so any water, slush, whatever, will freeze up," Capriola said.
The legislative session and all public hearings scheduled for today have been postponed, according to the House Speaker's Office.
For information on other cancellations, go to www.onlinesentinel.com.
In the mountains today, forecasters expect between eight and 12 inches of snow accumulation.
As of Monday evening, the state had already received a little over 71 inches of snowfall this winter.
On average, the state only receives about 43 inches by this time.
Between October and January the state received nearly 58 inches, the most seen since the winter of 1995 to 1996, Capriola said. That year, 76 inches fell.
Eighty-seven inches was the most snow on record to fall during those months. That was the winter of 1922-1923.
On Wednesday, weather conditions will range from a little frosty on the coast to snowy in the mountains to the freezing, sloppy mess preparing to bring central Maine to a standstill.
"It's going to be quite a range," Capriola said. "Quite a variation, depending on your location."
Joel Elliott -- 861-9252
jelliott@centralmaine.com




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