Heavy Snow — Northern Grafton, New Hampshire

2015-01-26 to 2015-01-28 · Northern Grafton, New Hampshire

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure developed off the Delmarva peninsula on Monday, January 26th, and intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northward through the 27th. Snow spread northward across the region Monday night and became heavy on Tuesday, the 27th. Winds became strong during the day Tuesday leading to blizzard conditions at times along and inland from the coast. The snow persisted into Tuesday night in many areas with blowing and drifting snow. Along the coast, large waves combined with a storm surge produced coastal flooding and splash over. In Hampton, the Tuesday morning tide was 1.43 feet above flood levels (see graph below), inundating many streets on the bay side of town.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 10 to more than 30 inches across much of the southeastern part of the state. Elsewhere, amounts were generally 6 to 14 inches with some lower amounts in the Connecticut River Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 554571. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.