UNITED STATES — A banded, hit-or-miss snow event is playing out across parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine, with forecasters stressing this is not widespread snowfall. Instead, the radar pattern shows narrow, darker-blue “lumps” of steadier snow capable of producing quick accumulation in small areas, while locations just a few miles away may see light snow—or nothing at all.
Why This Snow Is “Hit or Miss”
The key detail in the forecast message is that snowfall depends heavily on where the heavier snow bands set up. These bands are localized and isolated, meaning totals can vary sharply over short distances. If a heavier band stalls overhead for even an hour or two, that one…..