Buried In The 603: Storm Will Dump Up to 36 Inches In Parts Of NH

GRAY, ME — Forecasters with the National Weather Service expect snow to continue to fall across New Hampshire at least until around 4 p.m. on Thursday — with as much as three feet of snow in some areas of the state.

An updated winter storm warning, issued at just before 11 a.m., stated snow will continue with near blizzard and dangerous conditions in communities south of the Lakes Region.

"Low pressure will track near Nantucket this afternoon before gradually moving out to sea this evening," the alert stated. "Snow will continue across the region today, with locally heavy snowbands producing snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour in some locations, mostly over southern and some central areas."

The snow, along with gusty winds, "will produce near whiteout conditions at times," forecasters said. The snow "will taper off and gradually end this afternoon as low-pressure shifts further offshore," they added.

Spotters have not begun reporting snow totals yet but parts of Concord have already received 15 inches of snow.

The NWS said accumulations were "expected to range from 10 to 20 inches" across southern New Hampshire "with locally over 36 inches (of) snow accumulation in south-central areas of the Granite State." Wind gusts are as high as 35 miles per hour, too, forecasters said.

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"Travel will be dangerous and most likely impossible," the NWS said. "Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility … be prepared for snow or ice-covered roads. Slow down and allow extra time when traveling."

Crashes have been reported on all of the state's Interstates as well as local roads but none have been very serious, according to scanner chatter and reports on Twitter.

As of 11:30 a.m., only about 1,000 electric customers were without power. Eversource is reporting less than 500 customers out in Strafford, Barrington, Rochester, and less than 50 customers out in Farmington, Jefferson, and Lyman. New Hampshire Electric Coop has 183 customers without power in Moultonborough. Neither Unitil nor Liberty Utilities are reporting customers without power.

Downdetector.com reported small outages with Comcast in Dover, Lebanon, and Manchester.

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