Saturday, January 29, 2022 New England faced their first Nor’Easter of the season.  Grant Nichols, Assistant Director of New Hampshire Emergency Management stated, “We anticipate that the Seacoast Area is gonna be the region that’s probably gonna feel this the most.”(WMUR) AccuWeather reported that the Storm formed off of the Carolina Coast late Friday night. and it rapidly spread parallel to the coast. The storm ranged from the Mid-Atlantic Coast to eastern New England. Governor Sununu reported to WMUR that there were hundreds of plow trucks out to clear the roads. Eileen P. Meeney, chief of communications officer for the State’s Department of Transportation reported on WMUR that, “NHDOT has more than 600 pieces of snow removal equipment between its own fleet and contractors it works with each season.”

  WMUR reported that snowfall accumulated 2-3 inches per hour. Mike Hadid reported that snowfall accumulated to 13.5 inches in Rye, NH, 12.5 inches in Windham, NH, 12.5 inches in Ipswich, NH, 10 inches in Deerfield, NH, and 8 inches in Manchester, NhWmur Reported that along with the snow was strong winds which resulted in little to no visibility. Around 8:30 p.m. Saturday night, Mike Hadid reported on WMUR, the storm started to split and snowfall decreased. WMUR reported that, “Some of the top totals included Hampton Falls with 17 inches, Salem with 14 inches and Rye with 13.5 inches.”  Union Leader reported that, “Parts of New Hampshire could be hit with heavy snow, coastal flooding, and intense wind if the storm takes the “classic” Nor’Easter track.”

New Hampshire with their first Nor’Easter of the season led to many citizens preparing in different ways. A 72 year old by the name of Dineen from Auburn prepared by filling several gas tanks. Dineen said, “I just want to make sure I have enough gas, cause I’m not shoveling,” reported the Union Leader.

 The storm resulted in impact weather for Sunday, January 30,2022. Jacquiline Thomas from WMUR reported that the snow would break up as the night went and become lighter, with the snow moving out of the area around 1 a.m. Jacquiline reported that Sunday would continue with the winds from the storm but be a much clearer and brighter day. Heading further north, WMUR reported that places located in the Lebanon, Plymouth, Berlin, and Whitefield areas will have a Wind Chill Advisory. Weather reports from WMUR showed that Sunday would offer temperatures in the teens for the northern part of New Hampshire and twenties in the southern parts. Sunday reports showed that there was much safer travel and a lot of cleanup work on the roads due to the amount of snow that accumulated. The Boston Globe reported that “Thousands of customers are without power on the cape.” WMUR’s Cherise Lecrlerc reported, “What a difference from last night.” Cheriise Leclerc also reported that there was much cleanup that had to be done to keep up with the storm and to offer safe travels for people tonight.