--- ---  # New Hampshire Braces for Blizzard Before Presidential Primary by [Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News Feb 8, 2016 4:40 PM UTC  Political signs buried in snow are seen on Feb. 5, 2016 in Hollis, New Hampshire. Political signs buried in snow are seen on Feb. 5, 2016 in Hollis, New Hampshire.Matthew Cavanaugh—Getty Images by [Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News Feb 8, 2016 4:40 PM UTC Parts of the Northeast could get walloped with more than a foot of snow Monday, and accompanying strong winds could create dangerous road conditions just before New Hampshire residents gear up to cast their primary votes. Blizzard conditions were expected in parts of New England, with the eastern portion of the region expected to get about 5-8 inches of snow, while a stretch from Boston to Cape Cod could expect up to 12 inches by the time the storm passes on Tuesday, according to Kevin Roth, lead meteorologist for The Weather Channel. Winds gusting above 40 mph paired with the snow could create… [_Read the rest of this story from our partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/new-england-braces-blizzard-ahead-new-hampshire-primary-n513541) New Hampshire Primary: Winter Weather Could Hit State ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4212178/new-hampshire-primary-weather/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4212178/new-hampshire-primary-weather/"},"headline":"New Hampshire Braces for Blizzard Before Presidential Primary","datePublished":"2016-02-08T16:40:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:52:22.861Z","description":"The state will remain under a winter weather advisory through at least Monday night","url":"https://time.com/4212178/new-hampshire-primary-weather/","keywords":["2016 Election","weather","2016 Election topic","storm","vote","new hampshire","Primaries"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d83225d936760bb/69887c92a988ca18c96b67c6/new-hampshire-primary-snow-storm.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d83225d936760bb/69887c92a988ca18c96b67c6/new-hampshire-primary-snow-storm.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"New Hampshire: Home To the \"First In The Nation\" Presidential Primary","caption":"Political signs buried in snow are seen on Feb. 5, 2016 in Hollis, New Hampshire.","creditText":"Matthew Cavanaugh—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4212178/new-hampshire-primary-weather/","name":"New Hampshire Braces for Blizzard Before Presidential Primary"}}]}] ```