Snowfall is nothing new in Maine, but usually it's white. The east Maine town of Rumford experienced a rare weather event Tuesday in the form of brown snow, town officials confirmed on Facebook.

Brown snow fell in the Maine town of Rumford after a malfunction at a paper mill caused the release of spent black liquor. Here's what officials say happened. Story by Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY ...

People across the U.S. are hunkering down at home after several inches of snow have blanketed parts of the Central Plains, Midwest and East Coast. And as the snow piles up, so do the memes. Over ...

Inches of brown snow coated a small Maine town on Tuesday, sending locals into outrage, leaving them only to speculate as to what caused the discolored precipitation.. Flurries of brownish-tan ...

What caused the brown snow? A local mill in the city released spent black liquor, a byproduct of paper production, into the air. This substance landed on the snow, changing its color to brown or tan.

Brown-tinted snow has appeared in a small town in Maine on Tuesday and is causing skin irritation. The discoloured snow is caused by a chemical emitted from a 100-year-old paper mill in the small ...

Rumford, Maine was covered with discolored snow after ND Paper Rumford Division, a local paper mill, malfunctioned and emitted a black liquor -- a byproduct of the production process -- into the air.

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 ...

You can see the brown tinge to the snow at the #Rumford ball fields. Again, the town says what was released from the mill is non-toxic BUT it can irritate skin. People & pets are being told not to ...

Snowfall is nothing new in Maine, but usually it's white. The east Maine town of Rumford experienced a rare weather event Tuesday in the form of brown snow, town officials confirmed on Facebook. A ...

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 ...

Snowfall is nothing new in Maine, but usually it's white. The east Maine town of Rumford experienced a rare weather event Tuesday in the form of brown snow, town officials confirmed on Facebook.