Storms in New Hampshire in 1996

257 events in 117 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Hampshire in 1996, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.

New Hampshire in 1996 on the map

Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The year

Events: 257
Deaths: 6
Injuries: 7
Damage: $13 million
Episodes: 117

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.

By kind of event

Kind of event	Events	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
Heavy Snow	88	1	1	$1.9 million
High Wind	53	0	0
Flood	24	0	0
Flash Flood	19	1	0	$11 million
Thunderstorm Wind	17	0	0	$3,000
Winter Storm	12	0	0
Hail	11	0	0
Heavy Rain	10	0	0
Lightning	6	0	5	$25,000
Strong Wind	4	0	0
Winter Weather	3	0	0
Coastal Flood	3	0	0
Avalanche	2	3	1
Cold/Wind Chill	1	1	0
Debris Flow	1	0	0
Dust Devil	1	0	0
Hurricane (Typhoon)	1	0	0
Storm Surge/Tide	1	0	0	$150,000

Every episode, month by month

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November 1996

December 1996

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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.