Northern parts of the state are anticipating several inches of snow on Monday. Meanwhile, central and southern regions of the state are expecting flooding late Sunday into Monday. In preparation for the storm, Eversource said crews are on standby to help customers who may lose power.“The strong winds will be a concern in some areas of the state if we see any heavy, wet snow. Those are the things that can bring trees and tree limbs down onto the power lines and cause damage, which then in turn causes the outage,” William Hinkle said.Hinkle also said crews will be monitoring the trouble spots, which he said depends on the storm’s trajectory.“We’ve brought in additional contract crews on the system. We’ll have crews stationed at all of our area work centers across the state pre-positioned before the weather arrives tomorrow night,” Hinkle said. The New Hampshire Dept. of Transportation said they’ve had crews clearing out leaves and debris along the roads since Friday. NHDOT’s Richard Arcand said there are more than 300 employees who are ready to respond to potential accidents, day or night.“For this storm, I think it’s just going to be our highway maintainers that are called out,” Arcand said. Additionally, Arcand said people who must drive should prepare for a longer commute. “It’s safest if you can just take your time and plan ahead,” Arcand said. In case of an outage, Eversource said Granite Staters should stock up on emergency supplies like batteries, water, non-perishable food items and flashlights. If an outage does occur, Eversource said people should report it immediately. “Please stay as far away from any downed lines as possible. Assume they’re energized and report those to 911 and then give us a call as well,” Hinkle said.
Northern parts of the state are anticipating several inches of snow on Monday. Meanwhile, central and southern regions of the state are expecting flooding late Sunday into Monday.
In preparation for the storm, Eversource said crews are on standby to help customers who may lose power.
“The strong winds will be a concern in some areas of the state if we see any heavy, wet snow. Those are the things that can bring trees and tree limbs down onto the power lines and cause damage, which then in turn causes the outage,” William Hinkle said.
Hinkle also said crews will be monitoring the trouble spots, which he said depends on the storm’s trajectory.
“We’ve brought in additional contract crews on the system. We’ll have crews stationed at all of our area work centers across the state pre-positioned before the weather arrives tomorrow night,” Hinkle said.
The New Hampshire Dept. of Transportation said they’ve had crews clearing out leaves and debris along the roads since Friday.
NHDOT’s Richard Arcand said there are more than 300 employees who are ready to respond to potential accidents, day or night.
“For this storm, I think it’s just going to be our highway maintainers that are called out,” Arcand said.
Additionally, Arcand said people who must drive should prepare for a longer commute.
“It’s safest if you can just take your time and plan ahead,” Arcand said.
In case of an outage, Eversource said Granite Staters should stock up on emergency supplies like batteries, water, non-perishable food items and flashlights.
If an outage does occur, Eversource said people should report it immediately.
“Please stay as far away from any downed lines as possible. Assume they’re energized and report those to 911 and then give us a call as well,” Hinkle said.