A blizzard warning was issued on Thursday for the Seacoast region, including Hampton and North Hampton.
The National Weather Service made the declaration. Here's its latest forecast:
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- HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAY TODAY...AND AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
- ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 14 INCHES.
- TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.
- IMPACTS...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING NEAR THE COAST.
- WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
- TEMPERATURES...3 TO 9 ABOVE.
- VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
- PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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