Examining the Regional Impact of the Thanksgiving Storm

Updated: November 27, 2024, 3:41 p.m. EST

Hello everyone and happy Thanksgiving. I’m meteorologist Haley. The point, here’s an update, we’ve had some changes, some minor changes to the forecast in the last 12 hours, with some new data coming in. The bottom line is that travel, particularly north and west of Concord, will be severely impacted from the afternoon into the evening on Thanksgiving Day due to snow and wet, pasty snow. That’s why we have these strong travel impacts, particularly on I 89 west of Concord as you leave the capital and get into the San***P area, for example. The journey will be very difficult from the afternoon to the evening as it snows quickly in some places. And the same thing will be true north of Concord, in the Bosco area through the Lakes Region along I 93. That’s really the heart of it where we’ll see some of the heaviest bands of snow in the afternoon and evening. The danger is moderate as we will likely see more wet roads, but it could get really pouring at times on the 101 west of Milford and then into the Menan region. You would probably call this a “high threat, high impact” because there is snow mixing up to 93 degrees south of Manchester and then 95 degrees outside the seashore, low impact due to the rain that will occur in those areas. However, you should give yourself a little extra time in these areas or if you are driving into Massachusetts, as there is a risk of heavy rain and even puddles on the roads and poor visibility. Of course, the reason we have rain is because the temperatures will be above freezing in many of these places from Pelham to Derry and then into the 40s, even towards Portsmouth and Hampton. But of course, where temperatures are dangerously close to freezing, there is also the greatest risk of seeing snow or wintry mixes. And it looks like a few inches of snow could easily fall anywhere from Sunapee to Leinster in the higher terrain of the Manado region. This is also likely where we see some of the heavier bands of snow moving through things like Plymouth, Lincoln at around 36 degrees and then into the northern part of the state as well. But the other thing you can say about these mid-30s temperatures is that the snow is going to be very wet and therefore may actually weigh down some power lines and some tree branches. Therefore, there is also a risk of some power outages as this storm progresses.

Examining the Regional Impact of the Thanksgiving Storm

Updated: November 27, 2024, 3:41 p.m. EST

VIDEO: Meteorologist Hayley LaPoint takes a look at the regional impact of the Thanksgiving storm.

VIDEO: Meteorologist Hayley LaPoint takes a look at the regional impact of the Thanksgiving storm.