Heavy Snow in New Hampshire
Every heavy snow event the National Weather Service has filed in New Hampshire, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
The most significant on the map
The most significant heavy snow episodes in New Hampshire.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 1,616
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $8.0 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 7 to 8, 1996A low pressure system centered over Georgia at 7 AM on December 7th moved rapidly northeast across North Carolina.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 16, 2007Two low pressure systems merged into a storm over eastern Massachusetts and produced strong winds and heavy snow across New Hampshire. One indirect fatality occurred when a car collided with a snow removal machine in Nashua.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 5 to 6, 2001A major winter storm impacted southwest New Hampshire with near blizzard conditions. The slow-moving storm, which tracked south of New England, dumped over two feet of snow across Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties and knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers.
- Flooding and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, April 15 to 18, 2007An unusually strong and slow moving coastal storm for mid April tracked to western Long Island Sound, before weakening slowly and drifting offshore.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 12 to 13, 1996From 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the southern two-thirds of New Hampshire as a strong low pressure center moved northeast through the Gulf of Maine, just off the coast.
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 6 to 7, 2011On Saturday morning, March 5th, a frontal system was located over the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys. Ahead of the front, south to southwest winds ushered in some very mild air.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 9 to 10, 2001A winter storm tracking from the Great Lakes to just south of New England brought heavy snow to much of southwest New Hampshire. The highest snowfall totals were found in the higher terrain, where around one foot of snow fell.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 30 to 31, 2001A storm system brought heavy snow to Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties. The highest snowfall totals were found in the higher terrain, where over a foot of snow accumulated, and as much as 19 inches of snow fell in Jaffrey.
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 29 to 30, 2011A rare and historic October Nor'easter brought very heavy snow to portions of southern New England on Saturday October 29. Low pressure tracked northeast from the North Carolina coast Saturday morning, rapidly strengthening as it passed well south of Nantucket Saturday evening.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, November 26 to 27, 2014A strong coastal storm moved up the east coast and over Nantucket bringing a heavy wet snow to much of the area. This resulted in tree damage and scattered power outages across the region.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 26 to 27, 2008Low pressure tracked across the midwest and redeveloped off the coast of Washington, D.C., tracking up the coast just east of Boston. This spread six to eight inches of snow across southern New Hampshire.
- Ice Storm and Flooding in New Hampshire, February 12 to 13, 2008A low pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic coast and moved up the east coast southeast of Nantucket producing snow, rain, and ice across Southern New England.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 14, 2008Low pressure moved up the Atlantic coast and spread snow across southern New England. Heavy snow fell across much of southern New Hampshire, downing trees and power lines. At Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, more than a dozen flights were cancelled.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 23 to 24, 2010Low pressure moving along the eastern Massachusetts coast brought snow to much of interior Southern New England, with rain falling along the coast. Nine to twelve inch snowfall totals were widespread across southern New Hampshire.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 26 to 28, 2015An area of low pressure developed off the Delmarva peninsula on Monday, January 26th, and intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northward through the 27th. Snow spread northward across the region Monday night and became heavy on Tuesday, the 27th.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, November 16 to 17, 2002A rapidly intensifying area of low pressure moving northeastward from the Florida Panhandle on the morning of the 16th to the Delmarva Peninsula on the morning of the 17th to near Nova Scotia by the morning of the 18th brought a mixture of precipitation to the state.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 4, 2018The energy from a storm slipping southeast from the Great Lakes merged with the energy from low pressure off the southeast U.S. coast to form an intense area of low pressure off the mid-Atlantic coast by the morning of January 4th.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 31, 2017An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley on the morning of the 31st moved very slowly to just southeast of Long Island, NY, by the morning of April 1st and then southeast of Nova Scotia by the morning of the 2nd.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 14 to 15, 2017An area of low pressure over the central U.S. on the morning of the 13th intensified rapidly as it moved east to the Delmarva Peninsula by the morning of the 14th, and then continued to intensify as it moved northeast along the East Coast through the morning of the 15th.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, April 1 to 2, 2017An area of low pressure over the Ohio Valley on the morning of the 31st moved very slowly to just southeast of Long Island, NY, by the morning of April 1st and then southeast of Nova Scotia by the morning of the 2nd.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 12 to 13, 2017An area of low pressure over the Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 12th intensified rapidly as it moved east and into the Gulf of Maine by the morning of the 13th.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 7 to 8, 2018An area of low pressure over the Southeast U.S. on the morning of the 6th moved offshore and began to intensify during the day as it moved slowly northeast to the Virginia Capes by the morning of the 7th.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 13 to 14, 2018Low pressure off the Southeast U.S. coast on the morning of the 12th intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northeast to just southeast of Cape Cod by the morning of the 13th. The low continued its slow movement to Nova Scotia by the morning of the 14th.
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 19 to 20, 2019Frigid, Canadian high pressure nosed into the Northeast on the 19th and settled there into the first part of the 20th. Low pressure developed in the southern Plains and lifted through the lower Mississippi and then Ohio Valley.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 5 to 6, 2001A major winter storm brought blizzard conditions to much of southeastern New Hampshire as heavy snow and strong winds combined to produce near-zero visibility.
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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.