Concord has declared a citywide winter parking tonight ahead of an anticipated nor’easter that could bring more than a foot of snow.
Parking on the street is prohibited from midnight to 7 a.m. Garages will be open for free during that time.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning the goes into effect at 7 a.m. tomorrow and lasts through 5 a.m. Wednesday.
“Snow will begin Tuesday morning in southern New Hampshire and spread northwards into western Maine by noon,” the weather service said.
The snowfall could be as strong as 1 to 3 inches per hour at its peak and is expected to wrap up overnight into early Wednesday morning.
The total in Concord is projected between 11 and 19 inches.
Meteorologists say the storm could dump 12 to 18 inches of snow on New York City with wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
Light snow is expected to begin late Monday night and intensify overnight. The heaviest snowfall is expected Tuesday morning through the afternoon.
Boston also could get 12 to 18 inches, while Philadelphia could see 6 to 12 and Washington 6 to 10.
(Material from the Associated Press contributed to this report. Nick Reid can be reached at 369-3325, nreid@cmonitor.com or on Twitter at @NickBReid.)