Press Herald - Despite a dayslong drizzle brought on by an unusual weather pattern, Maine has seen relatively little rainfall by volume.
Between Sunday and Tuesday evening, less than 2 inches of rain fell over most of the state, though parts of southern Maine experienced between 2-3 inches, said Hunter Tubbs, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Gray.
“The highest amounts so far have been more south or east,” Tubbs said on a Tuesday evening phone call. “Generally, two inches or so across the southern York County area.”
Maine has been stuck with storms hanging overhead for several days, triggered by a weather pattern called an “omega block.” Named for the shape of its jet stream, the pattern forms when two low-pressure troughs trap a high-pressure system in between, locking fair or foul weather in place for days.