Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- August 24, 2:45 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Tamworth to Freedom
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.870, -71.270
Hail and Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, August 24, 1998
A severe thunderstorm dropped golfball- to baseball-size hail and caused high winds from Tamworth to Freedom. The hail broke windshields and windows, and dented cars while fallen trees blanketed the roadways.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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.
A severe thunderstorm dropped golfball- to baseball-size hail and caused high winds from Tamworth to Freedom. The hail broke windshields and windows, and dented cars while fallen trees blanketed the roadways. Route 153 and Cleveland Hill Roads were closed. Some trees fell on buildings in the area. An automobile dealership in Ossipee had numerous dented cars. The damage was extensive along Route 16. In addition to downed trees, canoes were damaged at the Ossipee Lake Campgrounds. Based on the damage to trees, winds were estimated to be more than 58 mph.
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:43 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Carroll
- When
- August 24, 2:45 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Tamworth to Freedom
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.870, -71.270
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Rip Current in New York, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, August 24 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Maine, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 24, 1998
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, August 1998
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: 5676161, 5676162.