Heavy snow, ice through Sunday
WEEKEND WINTER STORM
WEEKEND WINTER STORM
WEEKEND WINTER STORM
A major storm continues to impact New Hampshire on Sunday with snow, an icy mix for some, and gusty winds too.
TIMING
Snow will continue heavy at times in the North Country, changing to sleet and freezing rain Sunday morning in southern New Hampshire from the Lakes Region and points south.
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Snow will fall at rates as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour in the North Country.
On Sunday morning, the snow has changed over to sleet and then freezing rain in southern New Hampshire and sleet in central parts of the state. Precipitation will remain all snow farther north.
The precipitation should wind down for most spots by late afternoon.
The computer guidance of a milder storm means a concern for some ice build-up due to freezing rain during the morning and early afternoon hours, especially from Concord on south. Up to 1/3 of an inch of ice cannot be ruled out, especially in the Monadnock Region, Lower Merrimack Valley and close to the coast. There is a slight chance that we could see close to 1/2 of an inch of ice, and that would lead to widespread power outages. Again, the most favored area to see ice accumulation will be from Concord and points south.
Snow, heavy at times, will continue throughout Sunday in northern New Hampshire, where the highest snow totals will likely end up being.
Most of the state should see 8-16 inches of snowfall, while 4-8 inches is likely in southeastern New Hampshire (south and east of Concord), and 8-14 inches in some of the "shadowed" areas of northwestern Grafton and western Coos counties.
Any icy mix will change back to snow showers before the storm pulls away late Sunday.
WINDS & COAST
Winds will pick up out of the northeast and then out of the north at speeds up to 15-35 mph, with some gusts even higher along the coast.
Winds, combined with a high astronomical tide at 10 a.m. Sunday, may result in some minor to moderate coastal flooding from 8 a.m. through 1 p.m. A Coastal Flood Warning is in effect for that timeframe.
The wind may result in some scattered power outages, mainly along the coast, but again, ice build-up Sunday morning may result in some outages elsewhere in southern New Hampshire.
AFTER THE STORM
After this system moves out early Monday, some extremely cold air moves in. Highs Monday will only be in the single digits above and below zero statewide.
Wind chills will be well below zero. That wind will also blow and drift around the weekend snow.
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