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Maine's tornado history: A rare but real threat during summer months

PORTLAND (WGME)--- While Maine is far from being part of "Tornado Alley," Thursday's severe weather risk is a timely reminder that the Pine Tree State is not immune to tornadoes. Though tornadoes are ...
Yahoo

Tornado watch issued for parts of New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts until 8 p.m.

CONCORD — The National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, warns residents and visitors in New Hampshire that there is an enhanced risk for severe storms Sunday. At about 1 p.m., a tornado watch was ...
WABI-TV

Was it a tornado? National weather service to survey damage in Maine

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WMTW) - The National Weather Service plans to survey damage in southern Aroostook County on Monday to determine if a tornado touched down on Sunday. A storm near Sherman did ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Rare tornado watch issued for parts of Maine, but no twisters arrive

A large swath of northern New England, including parts of Maine, was under a tornado watch Sunday afternoon and evening as powerful thunderstorms moved from west to east. The National Weather ...
The Boston Globe

NWS confirms downburst but no tornado damage found in Maine from Sunday storms

The National Weather Service said survey teams found no evidence that a tornado touched down in Maine during severe thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, but it did determine that a downburst with peak ...
NPR

Large tornado outbreaks are becoming more common. But it's unclear why

There have been a lot of tornadoes so far this year. Recent tornadoes killed dozens of people in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia. Earlier this spring, deadly tornadoes tore across eight midwestern ...
CNN

Large, long-lived tornadoes are tearing across the South after a deadly outbreak Friday night

Large tornadoes are carving paths of destruction across the South for the second day in a row as a deadly storm system churns across the United States. EF-4 or EF-5 tornadoes, the most violent on the ...