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#MEwx Fllod Advisory now in effect

Flood Advisory National Weather Service Gray ME 7:50 AM EDT Sun Oct 31 2021 The National Weather Service in Gray has extended the * Flood Advisory for... Southern Kennebec County in south central Maine... Knox County in south central Maine... Lincoln County in south central Maine... Sagadahoc County in south central Maine... Waldo County in south central Maine... Southeastern Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine... East Central Cumberland County in southwestern Maine... * Until 1100 AM EDT. * At 750 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain is in the process of coming to an end. However, light to moderate rain will persist for another couple of hours so runoff continues. Widespread road flooding is expected. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. * Several towns are reporting that roads are impassible, especially in the Brunswick, Topsham area. Stay off the roads until the water drains. * Some locations that will experie

#MEwx Cool, raw with rain and Coconut-Apricot Truffles

Good morning Augusta. If you want to se a real-time online display of my personal weather station's readings click here . This morning we have clouds with a chance of rain this morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s with east winds around 10 mph. Tonight we'll have rain with  a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall, rain may be heavy at times. Lows in the mid 40s with east winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph after midnight. The wind direction is North between 0.2 MPH and 2.5 MPH. The Relative pressure is 29.92, the Absolute pressure is 29.72 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds and rain. We didn't receive any measurable rain here over the past 24 hours. our outdoor temperature is 42.6°F, the humidity is  98% and the dew point is 42.1°F. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast. The UV rating is 0 out of 1

Two mysterious Halloween tales for you

Two Legends by Ross A. Doerr   The following 2 legends are written in a narrative or documentary form as if written by a free lance reporter. Everything below is fiction. Or is it? Have a happy Halloween, but be sure to whistle if you’re walking on the West River Road North of Augusta. --------- My name is Roland dusette and I have spent the past month and a half researching two heretofore unknown legends from the Augusta, Maine area. As an independent journalist I am submitting the following tales to print media outlets in Maine with the hope of selling them.   Poster’s Note: The two legends that appear below were found in a hiker’s backpack along with the cell phone belonging to Mr. Dusette. It was found between West River Road and about 100 feet from the Kennebec river in a thickly wooded area north of Augusta. Mr. Dusette has not been seen nor has anyone heard from him in the past three weeks. --------- The Kennebec Creature   Every Halloween I’m s