Hail, Carroll
- When
- July 18, 11:40 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Moultonboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.750, -71.400
Hail and Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, July 18, 2000
Severe thunderstorms moved through southern and southeastern New Hampshire and produced severe winds and/or large hail in several locations. In Ossipee, strong winds damaged a section of town near the intersection of Routes 16 and 25, downing trees and snapping a large billboard; 1 inch hail was also reported in the town.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 4
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.
Severe thunderstorms moved through southern and southeastern New Hampshire and produced severe winds and/or large hail in several locations. In Ossipee, strong winds damaged a section of town near the intersection of Routes 16 and 25, downing trees and snapping a large billboard; 1 inch hail was also reported in the town. Nearly 3000 customers lost electrical service statewide.
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:41 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Carroll
- When
- July 18, 11:50 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Moultonboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.750, -71.400
Hail, Rockingham
- When
- July 18, 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Raymond
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.033, -71.183
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- July 18, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Ossipee
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 18, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 18, 2000
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Nebraska, July 18 to 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 18, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, July 18, 2000
- Flood in Illinois, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 18, 2000
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, July 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5173397, 5173398, 5173399, 5173400.