Gusty northeast winds of up to 50 mph will drive the wet snow to stick to one side of trees and cause some branches or weaker/dead pine trees to fall, resulting in scattered power outages.
The storm will begin as a mix of rain and snow Monday night and continue all night transitioning to all snow by Tuesday morning's commute. It continue all day Tuesday into the early morning hours of Wednesday.
The entire area is under a Winter Storm Warning until 7 p.m. Saturday night for "significant snowfall" that will create some hazardous driving conditions.
Amesbury Police said police went to the school after receiving a call about shots fired at the school. They found no evidence of any shots fired or anyone injured.
The Seacoast's second winter storm of the past week will bring another 6-8 inches of snow to inland areas, but rain will hold down totals along the immediate coast of Rockingham County.