kevin: now on daybreak. started as snow last night, but a messy mix gets involved in areas today. we' ll have the latest timeline and eventual amounts, ahead. amy: mess is the word. a live report on road conditions ahead. sean: intense flames engulfed a house in unity last night, forcing nine people from their home, but firefighters were delayed in responding. announcer: no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. sean: good morning, everybody. thanks for waking up with us. i' m sean mcdonald. we are waking up to our first widespread snowfall of the season. it has been falling for several hours now across most of the area. we have live, team coverage of

we start with meteorologist kevin skarupa. kevin: that will lower accumulation areas -- amounts in the southern parts of the state to 1" to 4". the heaviest precipitation should be between now and 10:00 this morning. in some spots, it is 3" or 4" plus already. there are winter storm warnings posted for the potential of 6" p lus. in the southern half, we will be switching over to sleet, if you haven' t already. that will add to the already tricky commute. state. temperatures well below freezing across the board. anything falling even in mixed form is eventually re-freezing as it comes down.

precipitation starts to lighten up why 4:00 or 5:00. -- up by 4:00 or 5:00. 1" to 4" for southern areas. 5" to 10" for north country and ski country as well. let' s take a look at the right out through the granite state -- state. we' s deb davidson. good morning, deb. deb: the maximum speed limit at this time is 45 miles per hour. authorities are asking you to adhere to that speed limit to keep it safe for everyone. in some instances, you may have to be traveling at a lower rate of speed. the left lane remains closed. one told lane is closed -- one toll lane is closed on the

route three is very slow in nashua. 93 south this slow and heavy in salem. 93 south into massachusetts is on the brakes from south of the state line all the way into woburn. this report is brought to you by minuteman health. from the wpi z -- wzid network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: we are taking a live look at i-93 in hooksett now just north of the tolls and you can see that the roads are slow. lots of plows out there slowing things down as well. give them some space. our team coverage of this first widespread snow of the season continues with wmur' s amy coveno who is live along 93 in windham, quite a while. amy: it has. i know that is to your mild amusement.

not a bad rehearsal for winter driving. most schools are closed. kids are home. my family has the sleds lined up. they heard the storm was coming last night. this is not really snowmen snow or -- snowman snow or snowball snow. less than an inch on the ground here in wind him -- in windham. the commute has been heavier today than it was yesterday. speeds will not get above 45 miles per hour. we traveled down from manchester and did not get above 40. if you fall behind those snowplows that are keeping the roads clear and working in tandem shifts down the highway, you will drop down to 20 miles per hour. they create a blockade. it is all for our benefit.

try not to pass them. think about keeping the windshield wiper fluid -- make sure it is full in your vehicle. visibility is an issue. wipers. we have seen some people pulling off to try to clean off their windshield wipers. anywhere you have to be. that' wmur news 9. sean: thank you very much. the department of transportation has been getting ready for this snow for a couple of days. and with the late start to the winter, supplies are fully stocked and the crews are out in force. dot spokesman bill boynton joins us live on the phone good -- the phone. good morning, bill. how busy is the dot on a morning like this? bill: this is going to be a busy one.

plowing is the easy part. with these icy conditions, we have to be careful. in the lakes region, there are reports of freezing rain. there are pockets of freezing rain. a real mixed bag of conditions expected throughout the morning. people need to keep that in mind when planning their trips today. sean: i saw the signs are on the highways about crews pretreating the road. talk about what pre-treating does and how it works. bill: we are able to do that on the interstates and turnpike south of concord. it is a mixture of salt and water. it is laid down in conditions prior to the storm. it can dry and prevent a heart attack -- a harf dpack from forming. it takes four times as much salt to break down hardpack.

there are some pockets of freezing rain out there. it could be very slick. be careful. the snow is starting to pile up in the capital city this morning, as well as the sleet. let' s check in with meteorologist a.j. burnett. good morning, a.j. it does happen sometimes, microphones go out. you never know what' s going to happen on live tv. you can track this storm on wmur.com or without storm watch weather app. you will find -- or with our storm watch weather app. you will find an hour-by-hour futurecast a live wire with , updates from our entire team and a complete list of closings. still to come on news 9 daybreak. donald trump is lashing out against new hampshire' s largest newspaper. both sides have some harsh

huge flames lit up the sky in unity last night. what officials say caused this fire that left nine people homeless. a live look outside i-93. the snow is making for some

sean: tuesday morning, december 29. it is still snowing around the lakes region. by late morning and into the afternoon, we are starting to see it play out in places like grafton and franklin. it is over to sleet, mixing a

southern areas. over 6" of snow for ski country and north country. the details of the entire forecast, region by region, coming up. sean: in commitment 2016, republican frontrunner donald trump campaigned in nashua last night and lashed out against the publisher of "the new hampshire union leader." the paper ran a front page editorial yesterday by publisher joe mcquaid, with the headline "trump campaign insults new hampshire voters' intelligence" and calling trump a grown-up bully. trump fired back last night calling the u.l., a, quote, "pile of garbage." mr. trump: you have a very dishonest newspaper up here. it' s also a failing newspaper. it' s going down the tubers. i remember when this was a big paper. look at the size of this thing. if they cut it down any more, you won' t be able to find it. >> donald trump has no business running for president of the united states. it' s a free country and i guess he can, but he shouldn' t be and i told him that a year ago.

governor chris christie. two other republicans have town hall meetings scheduled in new hampshire today. john kasich plans to be in nashua and keene. and jeb bush will meet with voters in peterborough. meanwhile, democratic frontrunner hillary clinton has town halls planned in portsmouth and berlin. firefighters say a wood stove is likely to blame for an intense fire in unity last night that displaced nine people. the chief says the homeowners tried to put the fire out themselves before calling 911 and by the time they called for help and crews arrived on sawyer brook road, the house was fully engulfed. by the time the fire was out, there was nothing but some rubble. they did escape the fire safely. coming up, our storm coverage continues. be aware it is slow traveling out there.

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sean: if you are planning to travel today, you could be in for some long waits and not just because of the conditions here in new hampshire. tom malafronte from the manchester boston regional airport joins us now live on the phone. good morning, tom. tom: good morning, sean. sean: how are things looking? either flight delays because of the weather -- are there flight delays because of the weather? tom: we have one cancellation. it may have been a carryover from some weather coming across the midwest yesterday, which impacted some flights going through chicago. we did see some cancellations yesterday. so far, so good. everything is on time. plan to arrive a little early. things might be a little delayed because of the weather, but

sean: we hear a lot about. the roadways. it is a lot of work to keep the runways clear. tom: it is. with the changeover, we had to put the icing -- the deicing chemicals down to keep things safe. freezing rain is the biggest concern. sleet cleans off pretty easily. it does not adhere to airplane services. we are very concerned whenever we see or hear freezing rain in the forecast. we will be prepared for that. sean: tom malafronte from the manchester boston regional airport. it is tricky out there. kevin: they do a really good job of keeping the runways clear, especially with the changing weather we have out here. it started as snow for a good part of the state during the late evening. during the predawn hours, it

that has effectively ended the accumulation for some southern areas. it looks like we will see a couple of inches of snow mixed with sleet, the occasional freezing rain, which really is not going to help area travel. the warm spot at the coast is only 28 degrees. we will continue to see this mixture of snow and sleet and freezing rain. to the north, it is all snowfall. winter storm warnings for the northern third. central and southern areas, we go back and forth tween over four inches to five inches -- back and forth between over 4" to 5". storm tracker registering mostly snow right now. there are a lot of locations

that' s not going to help area roadways. sleet, if it happens briefly, is not that big of a deal. but when that accumulates over several hours, that' s when things start to get slick. temperatures are well below freezing all the way across the state. that warm spot along the coast, but still only 19 in rochester. one area we have been seeing rapidly changing conditions is concord. back. we have the first trace of snow, now over to sleet. a.j.: it has been sleet basically since our arrival just before 5:00 this morning. we have about 3" of sonw -- snow and another 1" of sleet. we were talking about the warm air aloft and how that causes

re-freeze when it gets to our part of the atmosphere. that' s when you get the sleet or snow grains. follow me down here. kids looking to build snow people, this is horrible snow for that. no snowball fights with this. in my search for all things positive, this is great stuff for sledding. get the kids out on the slides. -- sleds. i promised you on sunday we would not have school today. i really went out on a limb, christmas break and all. it is ugly on the roadways, but i want to leave you with a pretty shot behind me. getting out white christmas a few days late. mostly ugly, but some prettiness. kevin: we can only hope we hang onto a white new year' s. by later today, southern areas

these numbers. as this starts to lighten up and eventually worn down later on this evening, -- eventually wind down later this evening, some freezing drizzle. mostly snow in the northern 1/3 of the state, maybe as much as 9" or 10" possible. no big storm system behind this. it looks like this is the only game in town for a while. 5" to 10" up north. a a lot of this depends on how long you stay snow. we have been seeing the changeover to sleet. couple of inches of snow and sleet mixed in. back here 40 free new year' s eve and new year' s day -- back near

s eve and -- back near 40 for new year' s eve and new year' s day. sean: i want to share a comment from facebook, "the older i get, the less i like snow, but it is time for some snow cover." how is it going, amy? a.j.: it is -- amy: it is still sleeping. -- sleeting. speed limits are 45 miles per hour all throughout the state on 93. rings have been moving smoothly. every now and again -- things have been moving smoothly. every now and again, the tandem plows come through. take extra time. this is not a bad dresser herself for dusting off -- bad dress rehearsal for dusting off the winter driving skills.

windshield wiper fluid filled. we are grateful that the wind is not blowing. we kind of wish this was more fun for the kids to play with. it does not packed very well. -- does not pack very well. you might get out and do some sledding. my family plans to. that' s the latest from windham. myrtle on ice. there is a special way to check

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announcer: no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. sean: a snowy, messy start to

we are on the storm watch. the first snowstorm of the season started moving into new hampshire overnight. starting to pile up quickly. this will make for a tricky morning commute. drivers are being urged to be extremely cautious if they need to be on the roads today. some of the speed limits have been reduced out there. the northern part of the state will take the brunt of the storm. areas north of lebanon and conway could see over 6" of snow after it is all said and done. places like concord are expected to get between 4" to 8" of snow. that is switching over to sleet at this point. while schools across the state are closed for the holiday break, there are still dozens of business and town office closures today. you can see a list of those scrolling at the bottom of your screen. southern new hampshire has switched to sleet. kevin: the southern half of the

it will be around for an extended amount of time this morning. the north country will be mostly snow this morning. the potential for over 6" of accumulation. winter weather advisory' s for the southern half of the state. mostly snow, but look for a switch-over. back to our west, notice the warm mid-level of the atmosphere. that will melt this into sleet before re-freezing. the focus of the precipitation temperatures are below freezing. regardless of what falls, it is cold enough that it is going to cost some problems as far as traveling is concerned. futurecast shows the heaviest is this morning. eventually, it switches over to areas. we are looking at the potential

snow-sleet mix in southern areas. up north, 5" to 10". sean: let' s check out the roads for you this morning. here is a time lapse from our hooksett camera on i-93. the snow started to fall around midnight there and quickly picked up. kevin: here is a live look at hooksett right now. a look at the morning drive here in the granite state. we' re joined live by 95.7 wzid' s deb davidson. good morning. deb: good morning. crews are out trying to keep up with the storm. the maximum speed limit throughout new hampshire is 45 miles lower at this time. the dot is asking everyone to adhere to that to keep everyone safe. 93 south just past exit 4 is blocked due to a crash. the left lane is closed due to a crash.

the maximum speed limit on 95 north and south is 45 miles an hour from the mass. line up to the main state line. in massachusetts, 93 south is a parking lot from methuen into boston. all major roads in mass. are also at a reduced maximum speed limit. this report is being brought to you by minuteman health. from the wzid traffic network i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. , sean: the emergency operations center in concord opened at 5:30 this morning and state officials are now closely monitoring the conditions. meantime, crews are out in force right now, treating the roads as people start to head out on their morning commute. the dot says it hopes drivers are ready. >> many people, and this is what we' re concerned about, have been lulled into summertime driving conditions for the last 8 or 9 months.

winter driving mode. sean: amy coveno is also keeping an eye on the roads this morning. she joins us live along 93 in windham. you have been suffering through snow and sleet for the last couple of hours. amy: we have. the accumulation of this event has really petered out, but the sleet has been consistent. if this had been snow, we would time. there is a lull in traffic. the tandem plows sometimes backup traffic -- back up traffic. we did not get above 40 miles per hour on our drive. we fel behind -- we fell behind some plows.

for the conditions and because crews are out working to clear the roads. they are out in full force. it' s encouraging to see them, but sort of frustrating if you don' t leave yourself enough time . it will take you twice as long to get where you are going. visibility is a struggle. leave extra space between you and the cars around you. make sure you have windshield wiper fluid and your snow brush is loaded in the car. it is time to dust off those winter driving skills. we live in new england. that' s the latest from along i-93 in windham. sean: governor maggie hassan on is also encouraging people to be cautious out on the roads. good morning, governor. governor hassan: good morning. sean: give us some idea how we tackle the first storm of the

governor hassan: i want to echo what you have been saying. give yourself extra time and drive there he carefully. it has been a while since we have been tested by conditions. it is very important to be careful. make sure you brushed off your cars so your visibility is good. make sure you have windshield wiper fluid. the state has been preparing for the storm for a couple of days. we had conference calls yesterday with local emergency management folks and with all of the state department heads to make sure we are all prepared not only to keep the roads clear but to assist the people of new hampshire in any way. making sure if the weather did take a turn to be more severe and caused power outages and things like that, we were all prepared for that. the good news about this storm, while it is going to give us

t expect a lot of heavy wind. we are hopeful that we will get through this without too much difficulty, but it is a reminder that this is the time of year for old folks -- check your car. make sure your household is prepared for winter conditions and possible power outages. minute. remember we live in new england. he prepared for bad weather. sean: governor maggie hassan, some good advice. areas north of manchester are expected to get around 4" of snow or so. let' s check in with meteorologist a.j. burnett. a.j. -- good morning, a.j. temperatures so far below freezing, there would be no snow.

we had the warm air come in aloft that caused the snow to melt and then to re-freeze at the lower levels of atmosphere. grainy. if you are heading out, you are not going to be making snowfalls -- snowballs. but you could find a good hill and go sledding. make sure you have goggles on. really quickly. make sure you grab the goggles. we are standing along main street in concord. still closed. here. they are moving along at a well. that is basically the theme this morning.

dry pavement for quite a long time now. extra space between you and the person in front of you will probably do you both a lot of good this morning. back to you. sean: thank you very much. once again, people in the north country are expected to see the front of this -- the brunt of this storm. areas north of lebanon and conway could see about 10" of snow. great news for ski country. along the seacoast, portsmouth is expected to see between 3" to 6". as the snow piles up, we want to see what' s happening in your area. you can upload pictures and video to ulocal. leave us a comment on our facebook page. we will have continuing team coverage of this storm throughout the morning.

wmur.com or with our storm watch weather app. there you will find an hour-by-hour timeline, a live wire with updates from our crews in the field, and a complete list of closings. coming up on daybreak, an emotional meeting for one new hampshire man. he got the chance to meet the teenager whose life he helped save by donating bone marrow. kevin: storm tracker update showing the southern half of the state, snow with a mixture of sleet. farther north, all snow for the next several hours.

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sean: l -- kevin: slick go out there this morning. here are some of the latest snowfall totals we are seeing. the biggest area we are seeing is the central parts of the state. franklin through plymouth through northfield, 4" 6" of accumulation. we will have all the details on the big difference in eventual amounts out of this storm system

sean: as this storm continues to bear down on new hampshire, one of the major concerns, conditions on the roadways. michael todd joins us live on the phone. talk a little bit about advice you have for folks who are heading out on the roads dealing with the weather today. >> the speed has been reduced to 45 miles from our on all major highways. -- 45 miles per hour on all major highways. it will be slick. you need to slow down. make sure you leave early. give crews and emergency workers extra space. sean: have you heard about any problem areas? i know some days like this we have power outages, cars off of the road. have you heard of any areas of concern? >> at this time, there have been seven outages reported, two in grant ham.

it is slick across the board. just slow down and leave early. give yourself extra time to arrive. sean: anything you should keep in your car on a day like today? >> absolutely. this is new hampshire. we all have scrapers and brushes in our cars. makes you have a blanket, some water and food. food and something to do for the little ones. keep them entertained. they don' and create the extra stress. and last, of course, download s going on. sean: michael todd from the new joining us live on the phone.

salem police say a portsmouth man crashed his car while overdosing on heroin. police say 50-year-old jeffrey morris was behind the wheel when he was found. rescue crews used narcan to revive him. after a short investigation, officers found out that 22-year-old aiyla griffin was riding in the car and fled the scene. police say she removed heroin and needles from the car. state police say they uncovered a meth lab during a search of a home in lempster. the lab was discovered on saturday at 123 south pitkin road. troopers say two people living there were arrested. 36-year-old joshua bush was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. and 31-year-old heather davis is charged with conspiracy to commit manufacturing. a 23-year-old hampton man got a chance to meet the 16-year-old iowa boy whose life he helped save with a bone marrow transplant. kobe dicus survived cancer thanks to nick magyar' s bone marrow donation. the two recently got the chance to meet in iowa.

bone marrow donor registry and, two years ago, a call came in saying he was a match. >> all i heard was that it was a 14-year-old male with leukemia and i didn' t know where he was from or anything like that. and i just knew i had to go through it. knowing it' s another human, why would you let -- if you can save someone why would you let them , die? >> i was scared. i didn' t know if it was going to work, but not long after that i started feeling amazing. sean: the gift of life. magyar says that, medically speaking, the two are twins in a way. because they share bone marrow, they also share a lot of the same makeup, even allergies. announcer: now, your storm watch 9 forecast. sean: let' s take your outside to berlin. 16 degrees, not exactly the jackpot spot you expect.

kevin: they will probably do some catching up as it stays all snow there. the rest of the state will be switching over to sleet at times. some central areas are going anywhere between 4" to 6" of the relation from franklin and plymouth -- we are over to mostly sleet, a little bit of freezing rain mixed in in southern areas of the state. that really does have a tendency to lower the accumulation possible amounts for some -- southern areas. you will notice that we continue to transition from the all-snow we saw during the evening and through the predawn hours over to the sleet we have been seeing for the last few hours in southern areas. that will continue to travel northward. for several areas of the state, from keene and new ipswich out to the coast -- while we have been seeing snow

of accumulation, it has been over to sleet. that' s going to make it pretty slick out there. we head out to a.j. burnett, who is out live in concord right now. still sleet there? a.j.: still sleet. it has not changed in 5:00 this morning. we had a couple cars going by. they are moving along. it is kind of greasy on the road out there. suddenly, you are driving along and you feel the back end of your car swing a little bit. if you step on the brakes too hard, you will feel the abs kick in, those of us who have the abs, and i think that is most of us at this point. if you look farther south of new hampshire, cape cod, for example, closer to where the storm is developing off of the delmarva peninsula, temperatures there have gone above freezing. it' s starting to rain down there. it has been raining throughout a

into rhode island as well. it' s going to be interesting to see how the wind, which i' ve noticed here is starting to creep up just a little bit, how much that wind will pull warmer water temperatures inland. will we see a switch-over to a rain situation, or does it go to freezing rain along the seacoast and the maine coast as well? that wouldn' t happen for another couple of hours. certainly something interesting we will be watching. kevin: you would think the warmer air with help roadway conditions. when temperatures across the board, across the state, below the freezing mark -- it' s really not going to help. 1" to 4" of a mixture of snow and sleet is also not helping. it' s going to be an extended period of sleet. the entire state is below the freezing mark, upper teens and lower 20'

central parts of the state where the snow has been coming down over the last several hours, we have been seeing 4" to 6" amounts. the north country getting going with a couple inches. nine degrees in stewartstown. 10 in pittsburg. we have plenty of warming to go here to eventually get into the low-to-mid 20' s. it takes all day to get to these numbers. the bottom line here is, through the noon area -- noontime today, we will be below the freezing mark, except for maybe right at the immediate shoreline. that doesn' t help the situation. futurecast painting a couple of locations in southeastern areas trying to get above the freezing mark around 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon. but that precipitation has a tendency to drive down the colder air -- to drag down the colder air. the onshore breeze will bring in

later on this afternoon, we see that precipitation lighten up in various forms. overnight, snow showers up north will wither away. southern areas may have some patchy, freezing drizzle. from there, it' s a much quieter day tomorrow. the southern areas, mainly due to the change-over to sleet, lower. the northern areas could be as much as 6" to 10". it does look warmer new year' s s day. country. it is 6:53. still to come, we will have a

sean: welcome back. the first snowstorm of the season has arrived and it is creating some tough driving conditions. we want to check back in now with amy coveno who is live along i-93 in windham. mostly sleet out there, right? amy: it has been sleeping all morning long -- sleeting all morning long. there is a crash on 93 northbound in londonderry. all lanes northbound in that area are closed right now. it will take you extra time to

speed limits top out at 45 miles per hour. you are not going to get above 40. budget extra time wherever you are going. budget extra space between the car in front of you and the car next to you. 93 northbound in londonderry, there is a crash. all lanes are closed. that' s the latest from here in windham. kevin: paul snow up north. for southern areas, sleet is

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