Essex County

A High Wind Warning remained in effect for the immediate New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts coasts until 4 p.m. as wind gusts of up to 60 mph continued into the afternoon.

Michael's Oceanfront Motel was evacuated as the fire went to nine alarms bringing in fire crews from all over the Seacoast and North Shore of Massachusetts.

The state's COVID-19 testing sites will be closed Monday because of the storm including the one located at the Mall at Fox Run in Newington.

Saturday brings a break in the precipitation followed by light freezing rain on Sunday and bitter, cold temperatures Monday night and Tuesday.

Several Seacoast towns have parking bans in effect to allow for the removal of snow.

The snow will be falling at its hardest during the commute with the potential for nearly an inch an hour.

The Masachusetts cities join Exeter and Portsmouth in implementing mask wearing rules where the respective governors will not.

The Essex County District Attorney's Office told Seacoast Current that a death connected to the crash is under investigation but did not disclose details.

While the new variant has become the dominant variant around the country accounting for 73% of the cases the Delta variant is still responsible for most of the cases in New England at 62%, according to the CDC.

Street parking bans were implemented by Dover, Portsmouth and Somersworth as several inches of snow will fall Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning.