A Look Back at 'Snowtober' in Londonderry

With a hurricane set to impact New Hampshire today, Londonderry Acting Town Manager/Police Chief Bill Hart reflected on the major impact of the October storm that crushed the town in 2011.

The weather event left some residents without power for several days. Londonderry High School became one of the seven designated regional shelter sites to house some of those residents.

The high school will once again be designated as a shelter if the impact of Hurricane Sandy requires such a need, and that refuge will be pet-friendly provided that residents follow the rules listed on the town website.

The length of time that Public Service of New Hampshire took to respond following the storm has been addressed, according to Hart.

"PSNH has made a real commitment to restoration of power in a more timely fashion in Londonderry," he said, "and that's been done at the request of the (Town) Council and the former town manager and the emergency director."

Hart said that emergency personnel have also enhanced their ability to get information out to residents using a variety of media outlets.

He said that the impact to the town, given that the storm was in October, was not surprising given the consequences of tree limbs down causing power outages.

The police department checks its generator on Fridays to make sure it is filled with fuel and ready to go, something that has been done in preparation for today's inclement weather.