Messy New Hampshire Commute Coming Thursday: Forecasters

GREY, ME — Despite the balmy late February temperatures, winter is continuing later this week. The National Weather Service issued a "hazardous weather outlook" for most of New Hampshire Tuesday. The alert warned a snow and ice storm could bring up to 8 inches of snow to the North Country and a difficult commute Thursday in Merrimack, Hillsborough, and Rockingham counties.

"A potentially impactful storm system will cross New England Wednesday night into early Thursday," forecasters said. "The potential exists for moderate to heavy snow accumulations in the foothills, a mix of precipitation over the interior, and mainly rain on the coast. The snow could be heavy and wet with impacts expected during the Thursday morning commute."

The alert was issued at just before 6 a.m.

The storm is expected to start around 7 p.m. Wednesday and last through to 7 a.m. Friday.

The storm is expected to bring wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph, according to AccuWeather.com, across the region. Expect power outages and some tree damage.

Only 2-inches of snow is expected in Concord with lower accumulation amounts for the rest of the state. The Lakes Region could get anywhere from 4 to 6 inches while the North Country could get up to 8 inches of snow.

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