Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 5, 2014

Name: Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 5, 2014
Start: 2014-02-05T05:00
End: 2014-02-05T21:00
Location: New Hampshire

February 5, 2014 · NWS GYX · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley and a secondary low developing off the mid-Atlantic coast on the morning of the 5th brought heavy snow to much of the State as it tracked rapidly northeastward during the day. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 12 inches with the heaviest amounts in southern areas.

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 4, 6:48 PM EST, 10 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 6:48 PM EST, 10 hours 12 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

12 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Belknap

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Belknap forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.519, -71.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Coastal Rockingham

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Interior Rockingham

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Interior Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Merrimack

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Merrimack forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.298, -71.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Strafford

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Strafford forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.297, -71.029 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sullivan

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.361, -72.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Carroll

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Grafton

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Grafton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Carroll

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Coos

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Coos forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southern Coos

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Coos forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northern Grafton

When: February 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Grafton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.941, -71.820 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Hampshire in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in New Hampshire, February 2014

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 503773, 503774, 503775, 503776, 503777, 503778, 503779, 503780, 503781, 503782, 503783, 503785.