Freezing Rain, Spinouts, Huge Waves In NH — More Snow Friday

CONCORD, NH — The remnants of Winter Storm Orlena will bring snow showers, freezing drizzle, and sleet for most of the morning and afternoon on Tuesday as the state of New Hampshire cleans up from the latest nor'easter.

An updated hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service, issued just before 9 a.m., warned of mixed precipitation and additional snow accumulations of up to 2 inches in some part of the state — but "a light glaze" of ice accumulations are more likely. Wind gusts of up to 40 mph are expected, too.

"Plan on slippery road conditions," the NWS stated. "Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Slow down and use caution while traveling."

The winter weather advisory is active through 7 p.m. on Tuesday but the storm watch has ended.

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Trackers reported varying amounts of snow around New Hampshire — from 3 to 5 inches in Concord, 6.5 inches in Bow and Dunbarton to 8 inches in Hanover, and about 7 inches in Lee and Milford. Amherst, however, reported 9 inches. A tracker in Rindge said they had 12 inches of snow. On the Seacoast, some trackers also reported up to a foot of snow. One Newton tracker posted a 13-inch measurement while 12.2 was reported in Stratham and 10 inches in Dover. One tracker in Salem reported 15.5 inches while 9.5 inches was reported in Derry and 9 inches in Auburn.

A coastal flood warning is still active through 4 p.m. on Tuesday — with waves expected to be as high as 30 feet through high tide. Widespread flooding and "severe erosion" of protective dunes and some coastlines are expected.

During the evening and early morning hours, New Hampshire State Police reported more than 40 accidents including a number of spinouts.

On Tuesday, a tractor-trailer jackknifed near the Hampton State Liquor and Wine Outlet closing three lanes of traffic.

Troopers warned commuters to slow down on Interstates and roads due to conditions that were slippery — especially with sleet and freezing rain still falling in most of New Hampshire. State police also reminded drivers that Jessica's Law requires all snow and ice to be cleared from all vehicles before driving.

At just before 10 a.m., no significant power outages were reported even though utility companies were prepared for problems.

Unitil reported a handful of outages in Hampton while Eversource reported a dozen customers without power in Richmond, Tamworth, and Tilton. The New Hampshire Electric Co-Op reported less than 100 customers without power in Canaan, Gilmanton, Lee, Meredith, and Moultonborough. Liberty Utilities, however, reported no outages.

Forecasters are warning of rain and snow on Friday during the day and evening in most of the state and then another storm running from Sunday to Monday — although the exact details were not available at post time.

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