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A precise beardown tempest is slamming New Hampshire, bringing dense rain, the menace of flooding, immoderate snowfall and almighty winds that volition origin immoderate powerfulness outages. >> Weather alertsSNOW BEFORE RAIN FILLS IN Some pockets of snowfall and/or wintry premix are moving done bluish New Hampshire connected Friday morning.>> Interactive RadarAs overmuch arsenic 3-6 inches of snowfall could accumulate crossed the White Mountains and North Country, earlier the precipitation changes to rainfall Friday morning. Rain is expected for each of New Hampshire for astir of the time Friday arsenic temperatures ascent into the 40s and 50s. There are important concerns astir the imaginable impacts of this storm.FLOODING THREATRain volition autumn mean to dense a bully portion of the time with 1-2.5 inches successful confederate areas and 3 inches oregon much successful the mountains. That dense rain, coupled with accelerated snowmelt, could mean localized flooding. >> View the hour-by-hour precipitation timeline for the storm: --Along the coastline, determination is the menace for mean to perchance large flooding centered astir Friday morning’s precocious tide, which already is astronomically high, arsenic this tempest volition bring a surge. The greeting precocious tide clip astatine Hampton Beach is 10:30 a.m. Flooding volition beryllium imaginable from 8 a.m. done 1 p.m. A flood ticker is successful effect for astir of New Hampshire for Friday, portion a coastal flood informing is successful effect astatine the Seacoast astir the clip of the greeting precocious tide and done the aboriginal afternoon.WIND THREATWinds volition beryllium precise beardown passim the time Friday. There could beryllium immoderate gusts to 50-60-plus mph with isolated gusts astir 66 mph, particularly astatine the seashore and successful the higher terrain of bluish New Hampshire successful the greeting and again successful the mid-to-late day arsenic a beardown acold beforehand moves in.>> See hour-by-hour projections for upwind gusts:--High upwind warnings – indicating gusts could apical 60 mph – are successful effect for Rockingham, Strafford, Coos and bluish Grafton County. A upwind advisory – indicating gusts up to 50 mph are imaginable – is successful effect elsewhere.ROAD RE-FREEZETemperatures volition apt spell from 45 to 55 degrees successful the aboriginal to mid-afternoon down to freezing oregon beneath by precocious day successful occidental spots and elsewhere during the aboriginal evening with overmuch colder aerial moving successful rapidly afterward. Any lasting h2o inactive connected roadways volition freeze, starring to icy conditions Friday evening into the overnight hours. Drivers should program accordingly, and folks retired and astir should ticker for achromatic crystal connected sidewalks and driveways.The 1 bully happening is that the beardown winds whitethorn assistance adust retired roadworthy surfaces earlier temperatures driblet beneath freezing, which could assistance bounds wide icing. CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAYWhat follows this tempest is simply a blast of acold aerial conscionable successful clip for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Highs volition apt lone beryllium successful the 20s for some days implicit the weekend. Wind chills volition astir apt commencement successful the azygous digits oregon beneath zero Saturday morning.Stay with the Storm Watch 9 squad for updates.Be upwind aware! Download the WMUR app for Apple oregon Android devices and crook connected propulsion notifications. You tin take to person upwind alerts for your geolocation and/or up to 3 ZIP codes. In addition, you tin person connection erstwhile precipitation is coming to your area.Follow the Storm Watch 9 squad connected societal media:Mike Haddad: Facebook | TwitterKevin Skarupa: Facebook | TwitterHayley LaPoint: Facebook | TwitterJacqueline Thomas: Facebook | TwitterMatt Hoenig: Facebook | Twitter

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

A precise beardown tempest is slamming New Hampshire, bringing dense rain, the menace of flooding, immoderate snowfall and almighty winds that volition origin immoderate powerfulness outages.

Storm in NH

>> Weather alerts

SNOW BEFORE RAIN FILLS IN

Some pockets of snowfall and/or wintry premix are moving done bluish New Hampshire connected Friday morning.

>> Interactive Radar

As overmuch arsenic 3-6 inches of snowfall could accumulate crossed the White Mountains and North Country, earlier the precipitation changes to rainfall Friday morning.

Rain is expected for each of New Hampshire for astir of the time Friday arsenic temperatures ascent into the 40s and 50s.

There are important concerns astir the imaginable impacts of this storm.

FLOODING THREAT

Rain volition autumn mean to dense a bully portion of the time with 1-2.5 inches successful confederate areas and 3 inches oregon much successful the mountains. That dense rain, coupled with accelerated snowmelt, could mean localized flooding.

>> View the hour-by-hour precipitation timeline for the storm:

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Projected rainfall

Along the coastline, determination is the menace for mean to perchance large flooding centered astir Friday morning’s precocious tide, which already is astronomically high, arsenic this tempest volition bring a surge. The greeting precocious tide clip astatine Hampton Beach is 10:30 a.m. Flooding volition beryllium imaginable from 8 a.m. done 1 p.m.

Coastal flood warning

A flood ticker is successful effect for astir of New Hampshire for Friday, portion a coastal flood informing is successful effect astatine the Seacoast astir the clip of the greeting precocious tide and done the aboriginal afternoon.

WIND THREAT

Winds volition beryllium precise beardown passim the time Friday. There could beryllium immoderate gusts to 50-60-plus mph with isolated gusts astir 66 mph, particularly astatine the seashore and successful the higher terrain of bluish New Hampshire successful the greeting and again successful the mid-to-late day arsenic a beardown acold beforehand moves in.

>> See hour-by-hour projections for upwind gusts:

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High Wind Warning

High upwind warnings – indicating gusts could apical 60 mph – are successful effect for Rockingham, Strafford, Coos and bluish Grafton County. A upwind advisory – indicating gusts up to 50 mph are imaginable – is successful effect elsewhere.

ROAD RE-FREEZE

Temperatures volition apt spell from 45 to 55 degrees successful the aboriginal to mid-afternoon down to freezing oregon beneath by precocious day successful occidental spots and elsewhere during the aboriginal evening with overmuch colder aerial moving successful rapidly afterward. Any lasting h2o inactive connected roadways volition freeze, starring to icy conditions Friday evening into the overnight hours. Drivers should program accordingly, and folks retired and astir should ticker for achromatic crystal connected sidewalks and driveways.

The 1 bully happening is that the beardown winds whitethorn assistance adust retired roadworthy surfaces earlier temperatures driblet beneath freezing, which could assistance bounds wide icing.

CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY

What follows this tempest is simply a blast of acold aerial conscionable successful clip for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Highs volition apt lone beryllium successful the 20s for some days implicit the weekend.

Wind chills volition astir apt commencement successful the azygous digits oregon beneath zero Saturday morning.

Stay with the Storm Watch 9 squad for updates.

Be upwind aware! Download the WMUR app for Apple oregon Android devices and crook connected propulsion notifications. You tin take to person upwind alerts for your geolocation and/or up to 3 ZIP codes. In addition, you tin person connection erstwhile precipitation is coming to your area.

Follow the Storm Watch 9 squad connected societal media:

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