Heavy Snow, Northern Coos
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 in New Hampshire, February 2, 2015
Low pressure moving east from the Mississippi Valley on the 1st intensified off the New England coast on the 2nd before moving rapidly northeastward by the morning of the 3rd. The storm brought heavy snow to much of the State.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Low pressure moving east from the Mississippi Valley on the 1st intensified off the New England coast on the 2nd before moving rapidly northeastward by the morning of the 3rd. The storm brought heavy snow to much of the State. Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across northern and central areas with 8 to 14 inches across southern areas.
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 1, 9:24 PM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 9:24 PM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
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The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southern Coos
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 Carroll
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Sullivan
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Merrimack
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Belknap
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Strafford
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Cheshire
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cheshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.919, -72.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Hillsborough
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Hillsborough forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.915, -71.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Interior Rockingham
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Coastal Rockingham
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Western and Central Hillsborough
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western and Central Hillsborough forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.915, -71.716 (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
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, February 2, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Massachusetts, February 2, 2015
- Cold in South Dakota, February 2, 2015
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 2, 2015
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 2, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, February 2, 2015
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, February 2 to 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 2 to 3, 2015
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 2 to 4, 2015
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, February 2, 2015
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, February 2, 2015
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 2, 2015
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, February 2015
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: 564566, 564567, 564568, 564570, 564571, 564572, 564575, 564576, 564578, 564580, 564581, 564582, 564583, 564584.