Portsmouth will get hit by 8-12 inches snow during a "near-blizzard" event.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning, saying snow will hit Portsmouth starting early Thursday morning through late Friday morning.
Here's the latest NWS forecast:
- HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON THE COAST. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY... AND AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
- ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.
- TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE SEACOAST LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
- IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
- WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
- TEMPERATURES...4 BELOW TO 12 ABOVE ZERO.
- VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
- PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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