Thunderstorm Wind, Coos
- When
- September 27, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Coos County, Stratford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.650, -71.550
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in New Hampshire, September 27, 1998
Winds from a severe thunderstorm moving through Coos County knocked down trees across Route 3 in Stratford. Based on the tree damage, winds were estimated to have gusted to 58 mph.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Winds from a severe thunderstorm moving through Coos County knocked down trees across Route 3 in Stratford. Based on the tree damage, winds were estimated to have gusted to 58 mph. In Whitefield, lightning struck a barn, igniting a fire that destroyed the barn, 10 prize-winning sheep, equipment, and 400 bales of hay. The sheep had been raised for 10 years by a teenager as part of the 4-H program. The sheep and equipment were valued at $5000. In Colebrook, lightning struck the PAVE (People Against Violent Episodes) building, damaging computer equipment.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Coos
- When
- September 27, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Coos County, Whitefield
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Coos
- When
- September 27, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Coos County, Colebrook
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane in Mississippi, September 27 to 28, 1998
- Hurricane in Louisiana, September 27 to 28, 1998
- High Wind in Mississippi, September 27 to 29, 1998
- Hail in New York, September 27, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, September 27, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 27, 1998
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 27, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, September 27, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, September 27, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 27, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, September 27, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, September 27, 1998
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, September 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: 5676191, 5676189, 5676190.