Blizzard confirmed in parts of New Hampshire as nor'easter pulls away

Gusty winds blow in southern, southeastern NH all day Saturday

Gusty winds blow in southern, southeastern NH all day Saturday

EPPING, AND SCOTT COOK IN WINDHAM, BUT FIRST WE WANT TO GET RIGHT TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MIKE HADDAD. MIKE, SNOW TOTALS FINALLY CONGMI IN TONIGHT. WE ARE GETTING UPDATED NUMBERS. MIKE H.: THE HYAVE BEEN DRAMATIC FROM THE CHANGE THIS MORNING WHEN WE ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF INCHES. THE END RESULT, WE TOPPED OFF OVER A FOOT OF SNOW OFFICIALLY IN RYE, 13 POINT FIVE INCHES, WIND HOME NEW IPSWICH 12.5, DEERFIELD 10 INCHES OF SNOW. THE QENUE MERRIMACK, ALL BETWEEN EIGHT AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW. VERY DIFFICULT TO MEASURE BECAUSE OF COURSE IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW WE HAD THE STNGRO WINDS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS NOR’EASTER, YEAH, THE SNOW IS BREAKING APART. THERE IS VERY LITTLEN I ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. A FEWOR ME SNOW SHOWERS MONADNOCK REGION AND FAR NORTH. THE BIG FOCUS FROM HERE ON OUT WILL BE THE FALLING TEMPERATURES AS THE SKIES CLEAR AND THE STUBBORN WDSIN CONTINUE YOU WILL NOTICE NOT ONLY DO THE SHOOT -- SNOW SHOWERS MOVE T,OU BUT THE CLOUDS WILL BREAK APART. THE FOCUS BETWEEN NOW AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING IS THE IMPACT WHETHER DUE TO THE BITTERLY COLD AIR ANDIN WD. FOR MUCH MORE ON THAT WE BRGIN IN JACQUELINE THOMAS. JACQUELINE: THAT’S RIGHT, IMPACT WHETHER ONHE T WAY HEADING INTO SUNDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF THE COLD WINDCHILLS WERE A EXPECTING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. OVERNIGHT WLO TEMPERATURES, THE AIR TEMPERATURE DROPPING BELOW ZERO, MANY SPOTS, NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE SOUTH IN THE STATE. A WINDCHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT NORTH AND WEST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHERE THE WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY TOMORROW COULD DROP INTO THE 20’S BELOW ZERO. A VERY COLD START EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY. BUT IT’S ALSO VYER COLD OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AS WE ARE ENDING THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS IS ATWH IT CURRENTLY FEELS LIKE OUTSIDE. FEELS LEIK BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE STATE, SINGLE DITSGI BELOW CONCORD, MANCHESR,TE -8 PLYMOUTH IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE RIGHT NOW, AND THE AIR TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CONTINUTOE DROP NEAR OR BELOW ZERO. VERY COLD CONDITIONS. BUNDLE UP IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT TOMORROW. IF YOU HAVE CLEANUP AFTER THE STORM, MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE WEARING ALL TH

Blizzard confirmed in parts of New Hampshire as nor'easter pulls away

Gusty winds blow in southern, southeastern NH all day Saturday

A strong nor'easter that impacted New Hampshire brought blizzard conditions to parts of the state. The National Weather Service confirmed blizzard conditions in Portsmouth and Rochester on Saturday.The criteria for blizzard conditions is specific: Three consecutive hours of sustained winds or frequent gusts at 35 mph or above and falling or blowing snow that reduces visibility to a quarter of a mile or worse for at least three straight hours. >> Weather alertsIt's likely that conditions in Portsmouth, Rochester and other coastal communities achieved blizzard status from the late morning to the late afternoon, at least, on Saturday. The snow moved in Saturday morning and moved northward throughout the day. Snow fell heavily at times, especially after sunset, when some bands brought snowfall of 1-2 inches per hour. >> Interactive Radar Any leftover snow will quickly shut down with clearing skies overnight. When it's all said and done, many spots in southeastern New Hampshire will see 8-14 inches of snow, with the highest amounts in southeastern parts of the state. Elsewhere north and west of the capital city, about 2-8 inches accumulated as the storm, although extremely strong, could not bring heavy snow to far northwestern areas that are hundreds of miles from the storm's center of circulation. Winds gusted at 35 mph or above across southeastern spots for several hours, with the strongest gusts — some above 45 mph — blowing at the immediate coastline. It will be windy overnight with some blowing and drifting snow at times. The concern for flooding at the coastline is low, though splash-over is possible, especially at the high tide times. At Hampton Beach, the tide to monitor is 9:08 a.m. on Sunday. SUNDAY AND BEYONDLooking forward to Sunday, lots of sunshine is expected but it will be windy and bitterly cold in the morning with just a BIT of improvement in the afternoon.There is a wind chill advisory in Coos, Grafton and Sullivan counties.On Monday, it'll be cold but less windy, while it'll be more mild with some sunshine on Tuesday. Stay tuned to the Storm Watch 9 team for the latest forecast. Be weather aware! Download the WMUR app for Apple or Android devices and turn on push notifications. You can choose to receive weather alerts for your geolocation and/or up to three ZIP codes. In addition, you can receive word when precipitation is coming to your area.

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

A strong nor'easter that impacted New Hampshire brought blizzard conditions to parts of the state.

The National Weather Service confirmed blizzard conditions in Portsmouth and Rochester on Saturday.

The criteria for blizzard conditions is specific: Three consecutive hours of sustained winds or frequent gusts at 35 mph or above and falling or blowing snow that reduces visibility to a quarter of a mile or worse for at least three straight hours.

>> Weather alerts

It's likely that conditions in Portsmouth, Rochester and other coastal communities achieved blizzard status from the late morning to the late afternoon, at least, on Saturday.

The snow moved in Saturday morning and moved northward throughout the day. Snow fell heavily at times, especially after sunset, when some bands brought snowfall of 1-2 inches per hour.

>> Interactive Radar

Any leftover snow will quickly shut down with clearing skies overnight.

When it's all said and done, many spots in southeastern New Hampshire will see 8-14 inches of snow, with the highest amounts in southeastern parts of the state. Elsewhere north and west of the capital city, about 2-8 inches accumulated as the storm, although extremely strong, could not bring heavy snow to far northwestern areas that are hundreds of miles from the storm's center of circulation.

Winds gusted at 35 mph or above across southeastern spots for several hours, with the strongest gusts — some above 45 mph — blowing at the immediate coastline. It will be windy overnight with some blowing and drifting snow at times.

The concern for flooding at the coastline is low, though splash-over is possible, especially at the high tide times. At Hampton Beach, the tide to monitor is 9:08 a.m. on Sunday.

SUNDAY AND BEYOND

Looking forward to Sunday, lots of sunshine is expected but it will be windy and bitterly cold in the morning with just a BIT of improvement in the afternoon.

There is a wind chill advisory in Coos, Grafton and Sullivan counties.

On Monday, it'll be cold but less windy, while it'll be more mild with some sunshine on Tuesday.

Stay tuned to the Storm Watch 9 team for the latest forecast.

Be weather aware! Download the WMUR app for Apple or Android devices and turn on push notifications. You can choose to receive weather alerts for your geolocation and/or up to three ZIP codes. In addition, you can receive word when precipitation is coming to your area.

Blizzard confirmed in parts of New Hampshire as nor'easter pulls away

Gusty winds blow in southern, southeastern NH all day Saturday

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