Winter Weather in Northern Grafton, New Hampshire

Snow squalls arrived in the White Mountains during the afternoon on the 14th. The Echo Lake webcam on I-93 observed visibility of one quarter mile with quick, light accumulations on the highway. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditions improved. Snowfall amounts were generally less than 1 inch, but a few locations where squalls were more persistent received up to 2 inches.

Early on the 14th a strong cold front was crossing the eastern Great Lakes. By mid morning lake effect snow bands were entrained into the frontal boundary and snow squalls were developing over central New York. By mid afternoon snow squalls arrived in the Connecticut River Valley. A nearly unbroken line of snow squalls crossed New Hampshire over the course of around two hours. Numerous observations of snow squalls were reported by automated weather equipment, webcams, and trained spotters.