WEATHER ALERT: Hour-By-Hour Blizzard Forecast

The fourth major snowstorm and second blizzard in three weeks is heading toward New Hampshire and is expected to dump more than a foot of snow in some parts of the state.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from 4 p.m. today (Feb. 14, 2015) through 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Wind gusts of up to 55 mph are expected that will blow snow all over the place. At times, visibility is expected to be less than a quarter of a mile. Travel conditions will be “very hazardous,” according to forecasters. The harshest wind gusts are expected between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday.

The storm is expected to offer light snow until around 3 p.m. From 3 to 8 p.m., heavier snow is expected until around 11 p.m.

“Blizzard conditions in the blizzard warning area are expected to begin late tonight and continue through Sunday,” according to the forecasters at the NWS Gray, ME, station.

From that point until around 10 to 11 a.m., snow is expected to be very heavy. The storm will begin to taper off between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

By the end of the storm, the central and southern parts of the state should see up to 10 inches of snow with the Seacoast region receiving as much at 12 to 15 inches of snow, according to the latest predictions.

Wind chills will also be a factor beginning in the early morning hours when temperatures dip down into the lower teens and wind gusts ramp up. It will feel like it is between -3 and -21 degrees most of the day and evening on Sunday.

The NH Patch network of news and community websites will be offering any important news and information about the storm as it occurs.