5 Things: Winter Weather Watch in Effect

1. Heavy snow in the forecast. According to Weather.com, a winter weather watch is in effect for southern NH, with 6-10 inches of heavy wet snow forecasted for Saturday night into Sunday. Though winds are expected to be light, power outages are possible due to the weight of the snow on power lines and tree limbs.

2. The sun before the storm. Today's forecast, obtained from Weather.com, calls for plenty of sunshine today with a forecasted high of 40 degrees and a 0-percent chance of precipitation. Tonight's low dips to 26 degrees with a 10-percent chance of light snow flurries.

 3. Winter parking ban. Don't forget, through April 1, Bedford has a parking ban on all public highways between midnight and 8 a.m., and at any other time that a motor vehicle may impede snow removal operations. Any person violating the parking ban is subject to a penalty not to exceed $50 for each offense, and any vehicle parked in violation may be authorized to be towed by the Bedford Director of Public Works or by assigned agents and/or independent contractors engaged by the Director of Public Works or Chief of Police. Any vehicles towed will be stored and released to the owner only upon payment of the cost of towing as established by the Town Council. For more information on other town winter ordinances, click here.

4. Bedford Library Survey. As part of the library strategic planning process, the Town of Bedford is conducting a Survey for feedback on library services. The survey is available on the front page of the library website where the green check is: www.bedford.lib.nh.us or Click Here for the direct link to the survey.

5. Miracle on Ice. In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeats the four-time defending gold-medal winning Soviet team at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. The Soviet squad, previously regarded as the finest in the world, fell to the youthful American team 4-3 before a frenzied crowd of 10,000 spectators. Two days later, the Americans defeated Finland 4-2 to clinch the hockey gold.

 
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