Strong Wind, Belknap
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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, January 16 to 17, 2000
Strong and gusty northwest winds developed over the state as low pressure intensified rapidly near Nova Scotia. The winds downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages.
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.
Strong and gusty northwest winds developed over the state as low pressure intensified rapidly near Nova Scotia. The winds downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. Approximately 3500 customers were affected. Peak wind gusts were 49 mph (measured) at Portsmouth, and 46 mph (measured) 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 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
- High Wind in Washington, January 16, 2000
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- Avalanche in Washington, January 16, 2000
- Tornado in Washington, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Washington, January 16, 2000
- High Wind in Maryland, January 16, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, January 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 16, 2000
- High Wind in West Virginia, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, January 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Montana, January 16, 2000
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5131200, 5131201, 5131202, 5131203, 5131204, 5131205, 5131206, 5131207, 5131208, 5131209, 5131210, 5131211.