Heavy Rain Hits City; Heavy Snow Inland

There is only one word to describe this snow storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in Portsmouth area communities like Eliot and South Berwick, Maine and delivered heavy rain here in the city - weird.

But fear not, Portsmouth residents. According to the latest National Weather Service forecast all of this heavy rain will eventually change over to snow and the city could get 2- to 4 inches by the time it ends tonight.

Meanwhile, residents in communities located just a few miles west and north of Portsmouth continue to dig their way out of the first significant snow storm of the season in what is now a winter wonderland during Christmas vacation.

To illustrate the night and day nature of this storm, check out this video shot from the dashboard of a certain Portsmouth Patch editor as he made the arduous trek from South Berwick, Maine to the city.