Thunderstorm Wind, Cheshire
- When
- August 17, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Cheshire County, Walpole
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -72.430
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, August 17, 1999
A severe thunderstorm downed trees in Walpole. As other thunderstorms moved into Hillsborough County, two men were struck by lightning in Manchester as they were sitting in their home.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- 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 BOX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm downed trees in Walpole. As other thunderstorms moved into Hillsborough County, two men were struck by lightning in Manchester as they were sitting in their home.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:06 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Hillsborough
- When
- August 17, 9:26 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Manchester
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.915, -71.716 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5713417, 5713418.