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Heavy wet snow in northern Nashua here. Probably 6 inches and still coming hard. (That’s what she said)

Heard a a couple trees or large branches breaking this morning. Somehow still have power.

Heavy, wet snow in Derry and the lights have flickered several times but so far stayed on.

There were two restaurants in Chinatown. I think that they were both the type where you had to walk up a long flight of stairs to get to the dining area.

i’m sure there’s better but i’m a big fan of dumpling house.

Opposite here, my power would go out 3-4 times each winter. I bought a new generator last summer and it hasn't flickered once this winter.

It’s the trees. And burying lines is not particularly safe (or cheap).

Rain overnight turned into snow early this morning in Dover. Maybe 4-6 accumulated so far. Haven’t been outside but it looks heavy and wet

Wet snow all over the trees in Derry. Power has fluttered a little bit hasn't gone out yet. I always lose power on my street but I invested in a standby propane gen years ago. We lost power every storm so far so who knows.

Right next door in Harrisville; power's been out as of 5:30 AM and the generator is still chugging along.

Thank you! Checking in from western Maine, where your forecast is far and away the most accurate.

It's not the grid, it's the wet heavy snow breaking off branches and taking out powerlines.....are you a transplant?

I don't know if this is typical for most folks but I've noticed a peculiar "bang" or loud "pop" outside and (from the sound of it) at a distance in tandem with most of the power outages in the past 12 months. At least one of these was in the late summer, on a day with no wind and clear skies, so I'm at a loss. Leaving aside Christmas Eve, which was absolutely tree-limb-downed-line based.

Heavy snow in Barrington, non-stop since around 3 or 4 AM.

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Looks pretty bad outside here in Derry. Looks like heavy wet snow. Bad enough that my son's daycare that rarely ever closes closed today so I'm home with my kid playing with a train set. Pretty good day so far!

Yeah, it’s almost like the weather affects the power grid or something weird like that. 🙄

A lot of it has to do with an unwillingness to do line maintenance now. Whether it’s the corporation or people unwilling to have trees trimmed because scenic historic character blah blah blah. Also has to do with the fact we get a lot more wet snow storms than we used to.

I grew up here. I can count on one hand the number of times we lost power in the 80s and 90s. It was an exceptional situation. I live across the street from my childhood home now so apples to apples comparison. My generator usage is far more common than when we first built our house. We didn’t have multiple mud seasons every winter.

Count your blessings. If you live inland you’re fairly immune to hurricanes. Odds of a class 5 making it here are low. Odds of forest fire are still statistically low compared to other regions. Tornadoes are still a rare albeit increasing occurrence. Low risk of significant earthquake.

Downtown still has power -- though lots of flickering.

A few trees in the back yard are bent over so far I can't tell which is the root and which is the crown.

Trees

Already have that at 9:30

Good point, I should have thought of that. If OP is reading this, if considering living in Maine and working in New Hampshire, consider the following:

If you live in Maine, regardless of where you work, you'll pay 5.8+ % in state income tax. However, property tax in Maine is often lower than in New Hampshire.

At $40,000, the Maine income tax shouldn't be a big deal. If your income increases, living in New Hampshire becomes more attractive.

Also, if you will someday purchase a house, you'll want to compare the Maine income tax versus the (generally) higher New Hampshire property tax. What's best for you at that time would depend on both your income, and how much house you'll be buying.

Heeey I live there too - god forbid you live near Timbertop … I swear they lose power for weeks at a time