“Major” Snowstorm, a Nor’easter, Imminent in New England
Heavy snow, maybe up to around 24 inches, and sleet in New Hampshire and western Maine.
Significant rainfall and more river flooding plus a high wind warning, with gusts to 60 mph expected, in southern New England and parts of Vermont.
An avalanche watch in New Hampshire’s Presidential Range, and a coastal flood warning and coastal flood watch, depending on the location in New England.
These are some of the weather warnings and watches linked to a “major, long duration spring snowstorm” — a nor’easter — that kicks in today and lingers into Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Guide to Snowfall Forecast Maps for New England, With Other Snow Information and Photos
The big spring snowstorm follows a very wet first three months of this year in much of the Northeast, and this cold season has featured below-normal snowfall in nearly all of the region.
Snow Shortfall Lingers in the East, Despite Big March Snowstorm
More recent and historical weather and climate highlights:
— Some of the highest daily snowfall totals in April in northern New England include 21.1 inches on April 7, 1982; 15 inches on April 10, 1906, in Portland; 14.3 inches on April 9, 2000, in Burlington, Vermont; and 13.3 inches on April 6, 1982, in Concord, New Hampshire according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center.
— Last month, Bridgeport in Connecticut (10.38 inches of precipitation) and Caribou in, Maine (5.74 inches) had their wettest March on record. Providence, Rhode Island, saw a foot (12.05 inches) of precipitation, Portland, Maine, got 11 inches and Hartford, Connecticut, 7.99 inches, making it their second wettest March, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. Bangor and Houlton in Maine also had their wettest March on record, according to the National Weather Service office in Caribou.
— It was the least snowy March on record in Boston and Worcester in Massachusetts, Providence and Bridgeport, the Northeast Regional Climate Center says. It was the second warmest March on record in Bridgeport and the sixth warmest in Caribou, Hartford and Portland.
Extreme Snowfall in New England Led by Mount Washington in N.H.
— Temperatures in January through March 2024 in the Northeast generally averaged well above normal, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center.
More images, including some featuring this week’s nor’easter and recent climate trends, some covering major snowstorms in 1982 and 1997, and some of my recent photos near Newfound Lake, in Alexandria, in the Grey Rocks Conservation Area and near Profile Falls in New Hampshire:
Winter in New England: Extreme Weather and Climate Update, With Snowfall Maps
Photos of Fall Colors in Norway, New England, California and Montana
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More of my blog posts, aka stories, and some have many photos taken in New Hampshire:
— Two Winter Storms Expected in the Northeast
— Photos of Serene December Scenery After Snow in New Hampshire
— Snowfall Forecast Maps for the Thanksgiving Week Snowstorm
— Snow Today Near Newfound Lake in New Hampshire and Photos
— Snowfall Totals for the 2022–23 Season in the Eastern U.S.
— Warm October in New England, November and Winter Outlooks, Snowfall Trends, Nor’easters
— New England Average Snowfall Map: Are You Ready for Winter?
— 11th Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, 12 Years Since “Snowtober”
— Snow Forecast Maps for This Week’s “Major Nor’easter” Off New England
— Extreme Snowfall in New England Led by Mount Washington in N.H.
— Snowfall Maps Show Major Shortfalls in Northeast and Great Lakes States in Recent Winters
— New England Weather and Climate Update, With Snowfall Totals and Spring Outlook
— Record Warmth in Much of New England (and Some Record Cold) in January-February 2023
— Memories of the “Crippling” Blizzard of February 1978 in the Northeast
— New England Spring Climate Highlights and 2021–22 Seasonal Snowfall Totals
— Newfound Lake Photos After Rainfall and Another Winter Storm This Week
— Snow Shortage Persists in Much of the East
— Third Warmest Winter on Record in the Contiguous U.S.
— Scenic New Hampshire Photos This Winter
— Philippe May Approach New England Following Record High Temperatures — Photos of Scenic Rainbow Falls in Plymouth, New Hampshire
— Photos on a Beautiful Day at Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire
— Flash Flooding, Record Rainfall in New England and the Northeast
— “Flash Flooding Threat for New England”
— Smoke from Wildfires in Nova Scotia is Over New England, and More Record Heat is Possible
— Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in New England, With the Chances of Them Coming Within 50 Miles
— Hurricane Ian Stats and Images, New England Cold and Drought Update in the Northeast
— Hebron Town Forest: Photos on a Beautiful Day in New Hampshire
— Colorful Sunrise and Sunset Photos at Newfound Lake in New Hampshire
— Photos of Peaking Fall Foliage in New Hampshire (Part One)
— Photos of Peak Fall Foliage in New Hampshire (Part Two)
— Fall Foliage Photos in New Hampshire (Part Three)
— New Hampshire Fall Foliage Photos (Part Four)
— Photos of Emerging Fall Foliage in New Hampshire, September 2022
— Photos of Serene, Remote Cranberry Lake in Adirondack Park, New York
— Photos at Serene, Colorful Lees Pond in Moultonborough, New Hampshire
— Photos: Autumn Colors and Water Scenery in New Hampshire
— Photos on the Trail: Colorful Fall Foliage in New Hampshire
— Third Warmest Winter on Record in the Contiguous U.S.
— Three Historic October Storms in the Northeast, This Month’s Climate Outlook and September Recap
— Nor’easter Winds Gust to 94 mph in Massachusetts, Higher than Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey
