New Hampshire, 1993

Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, August 2, 1993

August 2, 1993 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Strafford

When
August 2, 2:20 PM EST
Where
Strafford County, New Hampshie to Countywide
Property damage
$5.0 million
Coordinates
43.297, -71.029 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees, destroying one home and damaging others in Northwood, Nottingham, and Barrington. A police officer and several other witnesses observed a tornado on the ground near North River Pond in Barrington. Most of the property damage (estimated at $500,000 to $1,000,000) resulted from straight-line winds, not the tornado. (This thunderstorm produced another F0 tornado in York County, ME).

Tornado, Strafford

When
August 2, 2:28 PM EST
Where
Strafford County, Countywide
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
120 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.297, -71.029 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees, destroying one home and damaging others in Northwood, Nottingham, and Barrington. A police officer and several other witnesses observed a tornado on the ground near North River Pond in Barrington. Most of the property damage (estimated at $500,000 to $1,000,000) resulted from straight-line winds, not the tornado. (This thunderstorm produced another F0 tornado in York County, ME).

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheshire

When
August 2, 4:10 PM EST
Where
Cheshire County
Coordinates
42.919, -72.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public service company reported several trees down in Keene.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grafton

When
August 2, 4:11 PM EST
Where
Grafton County, Countywide
Coordinates
43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public service company reported several trees and power lines down in Hanover, and several trees down in Enfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grafton

When
August 2, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Grafton County, Countywide
Coordinates
43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public service company reported several trees and power lines down in Hanover, and several trees down in Enfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Belknap

When
August 2, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Belknap County
Coordinates
43.519, -71.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public service company reported several trees down in Gilmanton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
August 2, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public service company reported several large trees down in Wolfeboro.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Every storm in New Hampshire in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for New Hampshire, 1993Warnings in New Hampshire, August 1993

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10335599, 10335600, 10335853, 10335875, 10335876, 10335827, 10335836.