Maine’s Portland (AP) New England was hit by a storm that moved up the East Coast, bringing with it a torrent of rain, hot temperatures that soaked ski resorts and carried away snow, and strong gusts that knocked out power.
Heavy rain was delivered northward by an air river that carried moisture from the tropics. Winds were expected to peak overnight into Thursday, prompting utility staff to respond to power disruptions.
As of Wednesday evening, poweroutage.us reported that approximately 52,000 customers in Maine were without power. Almost 11,000 individuals in Massachusetts were without electricity.
National Weather Service forecaster Derek Schroeter said the gusts that whipped the area were caused by a deepening low pressure system.
Forecasters were worried about bomb cyclones, or bombogenesis, which is characterized by a sharp increase in intensity over a 24-hour period.
Is that the name they’re using? stated Jen Roberts, a co-owner of the Montpelier, Vermont-based sporting goods retailer Onion River Outdoors. She bemoaned the fact that a five-day period of snowfall that drew skiers into the store was being washed away, highlighting the unpredictable weather in the area. But this is New England, you know. We are aware that this occurs.
As the holidays draw near, ski resort operators referred to it as bad luck.
The word “r-word” is not used here. Rain drenched Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire on Wednesday, and Jamie Cobbett, the marketing director, declared it a forbidden word. Today is going to be a damp and humid day. We’ll reassemble the mountain.
Despite being soaked, skier Marcus Caston dismissed the situation. In actuality, the conditions are quite favorable. The snow is getting softer due to the rain. “It’s a lot of fun,” he stated as he skied at Sugarbush in Vermont.
It wasn’t just New England that had crazy weather. Parts of Michigan and the shores of Lake Michigan were predicted to see heavy lake effect snow through Thursday, while the Upper Midwest was hit by dangerously cold temperatures.
However, the weather in New England offered the greatest diversity, with the storm bringing a little bit of everything. It began with freezing rain early on Wednesday. After that, Portland, for instance, experienced temperatures that above 50 degrees Fahrenheit and a torrential downpour of typical rain.
Boston college student Alex Hobbs hoped the weather wouldn’t get in the way of her plans to visit her hometown of San Francisco shortly. She remarked on Wednesday, “I’m a little worried about getting delays with heavy wind and rain, possibly snow.”
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This article was written by Associated Press writers Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire; Michael Casey in Boston; and Lisa Rathke in Waitfield, Vermont.
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