CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire’s Seacoast was expecting more than 30 inches of snow in some swatches, strong winds, possible coastal flooding, and offshore seas of 25 to 30 feet as a ferocious nor’easter buffeted the state, according to the National Weather Service.

New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan declared a state of emergency late Friday afternoon. She urged residents to get off the roads by 7 p.m. Friday and remain at their destinations until the storm tapers off Saturday afternoon.