New Hampshire, 2000

Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 30 to 31, 2000

December 30 to 31, 2000 · NWS GYX · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

An area of low pressure developed rapidly in the early morning hours of the 30th off the mid-Atlantic coast, just south of Long Island. The low moved slowly northeastward during the day and brought snow to the state beginning during the afternoon and evening on the 30th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.

An area of low pressure developed rapidly in the early morning hours of the 30th off the mid-Atlantic coast, just south of Long Island. The low moved slowly northeastward during the day and brought snow to the state beginning during the afternoon and evening on the 30th. Snow continued overnight as the low moved slowly northeastward to extreme southwestern Maine by the morning of the 31st. The low continued to move slowly northeast during the 31st, reaching the Canadian Maritimes by the morning of the January 1st. Snow ended across most of the area during the morning of the 31st, but lingered in the mountains into the evening. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 4 to 8 inches in the northern and western part of the state to 6 to 10 inches in the remainder of central and southeastern New Hampshire.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

12 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Belknap

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Belknap forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.519, -71.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Coastal Rockingham

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Interior Rockingham

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Interior Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Merrimack

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Merrimack forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.298, -71.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Carroll

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Carroll forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Coos

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Coos forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Grafton

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Grafton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Carroll

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Carroll forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Coos

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Coos forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Grafton

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Grafton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Strafford

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Strafford forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.297, -71.029 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sullivan

When
December 30, 1:00 PM EST to December 31, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.361, -72.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5177848, 5177849, 5177850, 5177851, 5177852, 5177853, 5177854, 5177855, 5177856, 5177857, 5177858, 5177859.