Story Archives of 'snow'

Another foot of snow fell this week in parts of New Hampshire.
This winter, the snowfall is record-setting for many towns and cities, with some areas seeing more than 10 feet.
While it’s great for the ski industry, municipalities are struggling to remove the snow and finding a place to put it.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

Thirty years ago this week the Northeast experienced one of the most powerful blizzards in memory: snow up to four feet, lines of abandoned cars, lives lost and massive damage to the coast. But for some, the storm was a time of fun… days off work and school, unscheduled bonding, adventures and family fun. We’ll talk with Granite Staters about their memories and hear your stories too.

Guest

• John Clayton, Senior Reporter and columnist for the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News and author of six books on New Hampshire

We'll also hear from

• Neal Strauss, Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass.
• Don Kent, longtime weatherman for WBZ-TV in Boston who now lives in Laconia. Don was on the air for three days during the Blizzard of ’78
• John Parsons, a secondary school teacher living in Durham
• Bill Cavanaugh, who was part of a Coast Guard rescue mission during the blizzard to save the Pilot Boat Can-Do and check on the oil tanker Global Hope that ran aground in Gloucester Harbor. Later a book would be written about their experiences called “Ten Hours Until Dawn”.
• Ric Werme, resident of Boscawen, who maintains a Blizzard of '78 website

As the rain fell on Thursday, and the Friday forecast called for snow, writer Sherwin Sleeves sat down to capture his thoughts on the wintry transition. He sent them to us.

Sherwin Sleeves is a character created by Sean Hurley, a writer from Thornton, New Hampshire.

Have you ever noticed that winter sounds different from any other season? In winter, sound has its own unique quality, and its character changes throughout the season.

Nobody can make weather forecasts for the longterm, but if current trends continue, New England will see more rain and a lot less snow in the years ahead.

Morning Edition's Lisa Peakes discusses the findings of a new U.S. Geological Survey study with lead author Tom Huntington.