National Weather Service

The Trump administration has cut funding and staff from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service, which is predicting a very active hurricane season

A block in the jet stream over Greenland is responsible for recent slow-moving rain events and clouds that linger for days, the National Weather Service said.

State officials are urging residents to cancel or postpone travel plans.

Hundreds of employees were cut from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration late last week, including the National Weather Service.

It's been cold enough, but the Northeast is currently in a drought, limiting precipitation this winter.

However, the National Hurricane Center also warned beachgoers to beware of dangerous rip currents.

The National Weather Service says the storm could drop up to 18 inches of snow in western and northern Maine.

The latest storm has the potential cause coastal flooding in southern Maine, where temperatures are expected to be high enough to melt much of the snow that fell over the weekend.

Between three and five inches of rain fell across York, Cumberland, Androscoggin and Kennebec counties and through southern Somerset County by Tuesday afternoon.

Forecasters warn that the next week or two is supposed to be relatively dry. And Maine isn't expected to see much, if any, precipitation from Hurricane Ian, due to an area of high pressure moving into the region from Canada.