Strong Wind, Belknap
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Belknap forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.519, -71.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 12, 2000
A low pressure system strengthened as it moved northeast across New York State and into Canada. The storm produced strong, gusty winds across New Hampshire.
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.
A low pressure system strengthened as it moved northeast across New York State and into Canada. The storm produced strong, gusty winds across New Hampshire. The gusty winds downed trees and limbs, causing scattered power outages which affected approximately 16,000 customers. Peak wind gusts were measured at 54 mph at Laconia and 43 mph at Concord.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Coastal Rockingham
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Interior Rockingham
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Merrimack
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Merrimack forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.298, -71.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Carroll
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Coos
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Coos forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Grafton
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Grafton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Carroll
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Coos
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Coos forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Grafton
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Grafton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Strafford
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Strafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.297, -71.029 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Sullivan
- When
- December 12, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.361, -72.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New Jersey, December 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- Cold in South Carolina, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, December 2000
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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5167485, 5167486, 5167487, 5167488, 5167489, 5167490, 5167491, 5167492, 5167493, 5167494, 5167495, 5167496.