Strong Wind in New Hampshire, February 6, 2000

Name: Strong Wind in New Hampshire, February 6, 2000
Start: 2000-02-06T10:00
End: 2000-02-06T14:00
Location: New Hampshire

February 6, 2000 · NWS GYX · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

Strong, gusty, northwest winds followed a cold front that moved across New England and out to sea. Winds gusted to 39 mpfh (measured) at Berlin and 39 mph (measured) at Concord.

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.

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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, gusty, northwest winds followed a cold front that moved across New England and out to sea. Winds gusted to 39 mpfh (measured) at Berlin and 39 mph (measured) at Concord. No damage was reported.

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Event by event

12 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Belknap

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Belknap forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 43.519, -71.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Coastal Rockingham

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Interior Rockingham

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Interior Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Merrimack

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Merrimack forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 43.298, -71.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Northern Carroll

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Northern Coos

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Coos forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Northern Grafton

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Grafton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Southern Carroll

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Southern Coos

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Coos forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Southern Grafton

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Grafton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Strafford

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Strafford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 43.297, -71.029 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Sullivan

When: February 6, 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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

Every storm in New Hampshire in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in New Hampshire, February 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: 5136757, 5136758, 5136759, 5136760, 5136761, 5136762, 5136763, 5136764, 5136765, 5136766, 5136767, 5136768.