CONCORD, N. H. - New Hampshire officials urged residents to get off the roads by 7 p.m. Friday and remain at their destinations until the storm tapers off on Saturday afternoon, but they did not issue an outright ban on driving as Massachusetts did.

“I think it’s really important that we make sure we do what we always do in the Granite State, which is use our judgment and make sure people have the opportunity to get where they need to be,” said Governor Maggie Hassan, speaking at a press conference at the state Incident Planning and Operations Center here this afternoon.