Exeter to Get Hit With 6+ Inches of Snow

The first major snowstorm of the season is set to drop at least 6 inches of snow on Exeter this weekend.

The snow will start Saturday sometime after 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Here's more from NWS:

• LOCATIONS...MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AS WELL AS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
• HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET ON SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE.
• ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GREATER THAN 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.
• TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING REACHING THE PENOBSCOT VALLEY TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
• IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE SLICK ROADS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
• WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
• TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH TEENS AND LOWER 20S ELSEWHERE.
• VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING SNOW AS WELL AS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

EXETER STORM RESOURCES

• The Unitil power company's live outage map
• Unitil's Twitter account (where it posts outage updates)
• Police Department: 603-772-1212
• Fire Department: 603-772-1212
• Public Works Department: 603-773-6157 (603-772-1212 in emergencies)
• Comcast: 1-800-266-2278
• Al's Automotive Towing: 603-778-8158

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