Expect 12+ Hours Of Blustery New Hampshire Weather: Forecasters

GRAY, ME — On Sunday morning, the National Weather Service issued hazardous weather outlook advisories warning Granite Staters of high wind gusts as well as flash flooding. The advisories were issued at just after 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, 2017, and are active through tonight and Monday morning. The alerts cover most of the state including Merrimack, eastern, western, and central Hillsborough, and both interior and coastal Rockingham Counties.

The seacoast has a high wind warning advisory, according to the NWS.

“(A) strong low pressure will move north through New England tonight into Monday morning,” the outlook alert advised. “This will bring a rather brief period of very heavy rainfall. Widespread 1.5 to 2.5 inch amounts are likely ... with locally higher amounts possible in the mountains.”

Poor drainage areas – possibly clogged by fallen leaves – could lead to urban flooding while some smaller rivers may exceed flood stage due to heavy rains on recently damp soils, the flood advisory noted.

Winds are expected to be in the 25 to 35 mph range with gusts up to 65 mph. The strongest inland wind conditions are possible during the evening. The gusts are also expected to be strongest along and near the coast as well as higher terrain areas of the state.

The winds may cause damage resulting in downed limbs and trees that may knock out power. Travel may also be difficult.

The storm is a combination of the remnants of Phillippe and a low-pressure system, the NWS noted.

As of noon on Oct. 29, Unitil was reporting about 56 outages in the capital region while Eversource was reporting a single outage in Manchester and 194 customers out in Piermont.

Red Cross personnel, according to Lloyd Ziel, the chief communications and marketing officer for the NH/Vermont region, have been called up and are standing by to respond in case the necessity for shelters are needed. The org has a number of tips for power outages and disaster prep.