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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Meteorologists tell us this is going to be one for the record books. A powerful winter storm is barrelling down on New England and in the next twenty four hours, we could see close to two feet of snow piled up in some portions of the state. The weather observers are tracking the storm atop Mount Washington. Katie Hess hess joins us by phone now with the forecast and some perspective. Hello Katie. what's it like up there right now? some are calling this the worst storm in a quarter century. They're comparing it to the blizzard of '78. How does this storm compare? We have pictures of the seacost flooding. why is that? what's the forecast for tonight and tomorrow? what about longer range? how is it looking for Wednesday? |
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CG:WEATHER\TONIGHT\Statewide\Winter Storm Warning\Snow with 2-6" accumulation\Windys, gusty at times, 15 to 25mph\ CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\North\Nor'Easter intensifies\Snow accumulation: 6 to 12 inches \Lows in the 20s\Highs in the 30s CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\South\Nor'Easter intensifies\Snow accumulation: 1 to 2 feet\Lows in the 20s\Highs in the 30s Currently on the summit the temperature is 10 degrees F, winds are 44 gusting to 51 mph giving a windchill of -40 degrees. For current weather we have light snow blowing snow and freezing fog. Statewide: Tonight we should expect some snow accumulation. Most lf New Hampshire should see 2-4 inches with 3-6" falling in central NH. Winds may be gusty at times tonight out of the NE at 15 to 25 mph. Winter Storm Warning for NH. Low pressure centered south off the coast of Long Island overtaking high pressure to our north as the Nor'Easter intensifies. For Northern NH 6 to 12 inches are forecast to fall by Tuesday night. Lows will be in the 20's. Highs for tomorrow will be around 30 degrees. For Southern NH: 1-2 ' of snow may fall by Tuesday. Lows tonight in the lower 20's and highs near 30 degrees. |
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It seems as though storms never arrive exactly as predicted. Regardless of that fact - many schools and businesses were closed today in anticipation of this powerful, late winter storm. That left streets like this one in Concord lightly travelled - even though the roads were in pretty good shape. State Emergency Mangement Officials were busy with media calls requesting advice on how best to weather the storm. |
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If major flooding occurs on the seacoast, emergency officials are taking no chances. They've set up shelters for people who are forced to evacuate. Richard Ager was there for today's preparations. |
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Track: As the winter's biggest storm approached and conditions worsened, emergency planners from Hampton's fire, police, school and public works departments made their preparations. Bite: James Barrington/ Hampton Town Manager on preparations Track: At the Junior High School, Red Cross workers brought cots and supplies for anyone needing shelter. Bite: Cindy Yatsevich/ Seacoast Red Cross Track: About 1000 Hampton residents live in low-lying areas such as North Beach and Hampton Beach which are susceptible to flooding. With higher than normal tides and a storm surge predicted, these residents could find themselves needing shelter. Bite: Cindy gives number to call Track: Stormy weather has its own beauty, but it can also be dangerous. Bite: James on staying away from the beach. Track: For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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Are you preprared to go hours or days without electricity? While you can't run to the local hardware store now. producer Scott Jones shows us there are some things we can do to make sure being without electricity is an adventure, not a calamity. |
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Once the storm is over, thousands of people will be looking to get out and play. Some will stay close to home while others will head north to do a little riding on their snowmobiles. Snowmobiling is fast becoming one of the most popular winter activities, ranking second only to skiing.Bringing visitors from around the state and New England to the Northern White Mountains. It's a snow business that is bringing cold hard cash to state and local coffers. |
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If you're going to live in New Hampshire, you might as well enjoy winter. For skiers and snowmobilers that's pretty easy to do. But, for people who have to work in the snow and cold, winter can be difficult. In 1942, there was a group of women who worked out in the elements to keep the sawmill at Turkey Pond running. The mill is long gone, but as producer Dawn DeAngelis tells us there's one woman trying to keep that page of New Hamsphire history alive. |
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These are the women of Turkey Pond Mill. Their story began more than 60 years ago - by circumstance. A fierce hurricane that started off the coast of Africa made its way up the eastern seaboard - New England took a direct hit. "The hurricane of 1938 devestated New England. New Hampshire was hit hard and the biggest trauma for NH was the timber. More than 1 billion borad feet were blown down. That's over 100,000 tractor trailer loads." Sarah Smith, is a forest industry specialist at the University of New Hampshire. She says that following the hurricane, the U.S. Forestry Service came to New Hampshire to help deal with the devastation. "A lot of the downed trees were put into ponds and stored. The biggest pond was at Turkey Pond in Concord." The idea being, that over time the federal government, along with the state would buy the salvaged timber, mill it and eventually put the lumber to market. "At Turkey Pond in 1942 the Derant family of Maine moved in and set up a mill. They were going day and night because there were so many trees." But with the sawmill running behind schedule, the government built their own. The problem was, world war 2 had taken many young men creating a labor shortage. "So women went to work at the mill. They were trained by the forestry service and the person doing the training eneded up teaching at UNH. He said that they trained quickly and were really trained on the job. They worked well as a team." "There were 12 of them. They were trained to do everything except run the head saw. They directed logs. Pulled them out of the water, rolled them and took the boards away. It was hard, dirty work." Many of the women recruited to work at the sawmill had farm experience or worked as domestics at the Concord hospital. "One might ask why they wanted to do this hard work out in the freezing cold? It was for the adventure. It wasn't really for the war effort, but more for personal reasons. Also, they were paid twice a smuch for this work." The sawmill at Turkey Pond was productive from 1942 until the winter of 1943. That winter was one of the coldest on record and it created conditions that made it impossible to remove the remaining logs from the frozen waters. The mill closed that year and was dismantled. "I feel empathy for them. From doing the research, the one common thread I found was that it gave them confidence. It gave them opportunities that they would never have had. They could do it. I aksed one lady what she did after and she said I had my family of course. They went back to their normal lives but she did say that she would often look back at those days and was proud to know that she did it." |
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Sarah will be speaking more about the women of Turkey Pond at the Oak Room on the University of New Hampshire campus. A special event scheduled to take place on tomorrow at 8PM, has been cancelled. Call 862-1058 to find out when it's been rescheduled. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - A special edition on renewing community ties. the social capital report. Plus. you'll meet some investors who are using a new technique they hope will help save their country store. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, thanks for joining us. Due to the storm, there's been a change in our primetime programming schedule. Stay tuned for Doo-Wop 51. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook the man who started the national dialogue on civic engagement and the author of Bowling Alone talks about a new report on social capital in america. Tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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