High Wind, Belknap
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Belknap forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.519, -71.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New Hampshire, November 1 to 2, 1997
Strong southeast winds associated with a deep low pressure center over the Great Lakes knocked down trees and power lines across much of the state. More than 30,000 customers statewide lost electrical service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
Strong southeast winds associated with a deep low pressure center over the Great Lakes knocked down trees and power lines across much of the state. More than 30,000 customers statewide lost electrical service. In Franconia, a wind gust tore the roof off a resort, while in Caanan, the roof of a business was partially blown off. In Rye, a large pine tree fell onto a home, completely smashing the structure.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Coastal Rockingham
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coastal Rockingham forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Interior Rockingham
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Interior Rockingham forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Merrimack
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Merrimack forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.298, -71.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Carroll
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Carroll forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Coos
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Coos forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Grafton
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Grafton forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Carroll
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Carroll forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Coos
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Coos forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Grafton
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Grafton forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Strafford
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Strafford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.297, -71.029 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sullivan
- When
- November 1, 7:00 PM EST to November 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.361, -72.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 1, 1997
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Massachusetts, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in New York, November 1, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, November 1 to 30, 1997
- High Wind in Vermont, November 1 to 2, 1997
- Hail in Mississippi, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in Vermont, November 1, 1997
- Hail in Georgia, November 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, November 1, 1997
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, November 1, 1997
- High Wind in Maine, November 1 to 2, 1997
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, November 1997
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5625337, 5625338, 5625339, 5625340, 5625341, 5625342, 5625343, 5625344, 5625345, 5625346, 5625347, 5625348.