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Flash flooding hits Portland - WGME

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Flash flooding hits Portland
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PORTLAND (WGME) — Heavy rains brought heavy damage as Portland, and other areas of southern Maine experienced some of the worst flash flooding in Maine in years. Several inches of rain in a short amount of time proved too much for storm drains to …
Maine Gets Major FloodingNECN

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Rain floods Maine Mall parking lot - WCSH-TV

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Rain floods Maine Mall parking lot
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Shoppers returned from the stores to find their cars surrounded by shin-deep water. Others never even made it into the mall; their cars got stuck while they were driving through the parking lot. “‘Come to Maine,’ they said. ‘Enjoy the weather,’ and

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Rain floods streets in southern Portland neighborhoods - WCSH-TV

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Rain floods streets in southern Portland neighborhoods
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“There’s probably a reason the barricade is up, and they’re probably going to regret it very shortly,” said Julia Labanowski, who was walking in the rain to a class at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. The university later cancelled classes
Areas of Portland flooded due to heavy rainBangor Daily News

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Flooding on Commercial Street in Portland - WCSH-TV

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Flooding on Commercial Street in Portland
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18 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) – Commercial Street is at the bottom of the hill of many of Portland’s main streets; that is the reason for all the problems. Water, water everywhere. That’s how it felt.
Areas of Portland flooded due to heavy rainBangor Daily News
Hundreds of cars towed in Portland following floodingWMTW Portland

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Portland police report widespread flooding in city, streets closed - WMTW Portland

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Portland police report widespread flooding in city, streets closed
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The University of Southern Maine said its Public Safety Department had received several reports of flooding of some streets near the Portland campus, including Bedford Street. USM closed its Portland, Gorham and Lewiston-Auburn campuses early …
Cars submerged in water behind Marginal Way in PortlandWCSH-TV

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Flash flooding hits southern Maine - WGME

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Flash flooding hits southern Maine
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PORTLAND (WGME) — Heavy rains brought heavy damage as Portland, and other areas of southern Maine experienced some of the worst flash flooding in Maine in years. Several inches of rain in a short amount of time proved too much for storm drains to …
‘Torrential’ rainfall forecast for Maine todayPress Herald
Cars trapped in flood waters after heavy downpour in MaineUpperMichigansSource.com
1 dies in flooding as storms threaten to move up East CoastHouston Chronicle (subscription)
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Cars trapped in flood waters after heavy downpour in Maine - UpperMichigansSource.com

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Cars trapped in flood waters after heavy downpour in Maine
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PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) — A steady downpour of rainfall in southern Maine has led to heavy flooding – leaving some drivers to abandon their cars in the water. Weathercasters said the rain began late Tuesday night, and increased as the morning hours …

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Areas of Portland flooded due to heavy rain - Bangor Daily News

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Areas of Portland flooded due to heavy rain
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PORTLAND, Maine — The combination of heavy rain and rising tides resulted in the flooding of some streets, low-lying areas and basements in the city on Wednesday. Cars were nearly submerged on Franklin and Somerset streets, according to reports by …

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Officials: Key fishing area for Atlantic cod in dire shape - Centre Daily Times

Officials: Key fishing area for Atlantic cod in dire shape
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PORTLAND, Maine — One of the two critical areas where New England fishermen search for cod may be in even worse shape than suspected. Fishing managers already knew stocks of Georges Bank’s cod were thin. New data from the Northeast Fisheries …

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Officials: Key fishing area for Atlantic cod in dire shape - Lexington Herald Leader

Officials: Key fishing area for Atlantic cod in dire shape
Lexington Herald Leader
PORTLAND, Maine — One of the two critical areas where New England fishermen search for cod may be in even worse shape than suspected. Fishing managers already knew cod stocks in Georges Bank were thin, but new data from the Northeast Fisheries …

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