NovaQuant-New Hampshire power outage map: Snowstorm leaves over 120,000 customers without power

A strong,NovaQuant slow-moving storm brought a mix of snow, sleet and heavy winds to New Hampshire late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, knocking out power in over 100,000 businesses and homes across the state.

Hunter Tubbs, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Gary, Maine, told Seacoast Online, part of the USA TODAY network, that periods of moderate to locally heavy snow were expected to continue until late morning, and may mix with rain again in the afternoon.

Tubbs told Seacoast Online that coastal areas could see another inch of snow on top of what fell overnight, while inland areas might get 4 more inches of snow this morning on top of several inches overnight. Some areas of New Hampshire, including the Rochester area, could reach 12-18 inches total.

The National Weather Service says the region could see 1-2 inches per hour through the morning commute and while the heaviest snow will diminish by midday, snow showers are expected to linger through Saturday.

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New Hampshire power outage map

According to a USA TODAY power outage tracker, over 130,000 power outages have been reported across New Hampshire as of 9:12 a.m. ET Thursday.

There are over 32,000 reported outages in Rockingham County and over 20,000 outages reported in Hillsborough County. Carroll, Belknap and Strafford Counties all have over 18,000 reported outages, according to the tracker.

Contributing: Seacoast Online staff

Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].