WE’RE TAKING A LOOK BACK AT THIS WEEK’S SEVERE WEATHER AND THE DAMAGE ACROSS THE STATE… MONDAY’S STORM STARTED WITH HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS. AND THE STORM IS LIKELY TO BE THE SECOND WORST IN MAINE HISTORY AFTER THE áAPRIL FOOL’S DAY FLOOD OF 19-87.á THAT’S ACCORDING TO EARLY DATA FROM THE U-S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. JUST AFTER 6 A-M — WE HAD OUR FIRST FLOOD WARNINGS COMING IN AS WATER STARTED TO RISE… TREES STARTED TO FALL — KNOCKING OUT POWER AND BLOCKING ROADS… PART OF A TREE — KILLING A WINDHAM MAN AS HE WORKED TO MOVE DEBRIS FROM HIS ROOF… AND ANOTHER DEATH IN FAIRFIELD — WHEN A TREE FELL ON MAN CLEARING A TREE FROM HIS DRIVEWAY… BY TUESDAY — RIVERS ACROSS THE STATE STARTED FLOODING STREETS AND HOMES… AN EVACUATION WAS ORDERED FOR LEWISTON AS THE ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER RAGED… AUBURN AND LISBON – – ALSO …
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