The east Maine town of Rumford experienced a rare weather event Tuesday in the form of brown snow, town officials confirmed on Facebook. A malfunction at a paper mill caused the release of spent ...

Brown-tinted snow coated a small Maine town on Tuesday, sending residents into a fury after local officials warned the discolored flakes could cause skin irritation. Rumford town officials urged ...

The town of Rumford witnessed a rare occurrence as an alkali snow covered the landscape and authorities had to warn the ...

Rumford, Maine, residents encountered brown snow last Tuesday due to a paper mill mishap. Spent black liquor, a paper production byproduct, was released, altering the snow's color and raising ...

RUMFORD, Maine (WMTW/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Brown snow fell from the sky in a small town in Maine. Residents of Rumford, Maine were taken aback when brown snow fell on parts of the town ...

Officials said a malfunction at a local paper mill sent spent black liquor into the air, causing the snow to turn brown or tan. This photo shows the ground in Rumford, Maine, coated with brown and ...

but residents in one Maine town were greeted with a peculiar sight on Tuesday – brown snow. The unusual incident took place in Rumford, about 80 miles north of Portland. Officials said a ...