Strong Wind, Belknap
- When
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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 in New Hampshire, March 28, 2000
Strong, gusty, southeast winds associated with a low pressure system moving northward from the mid-Atlantic states downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. Approximately 270 customers were affected.
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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- 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, gusty, southeast winds associated with a low pressure system moving northward from the mid-Atlantic states downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. Approximately 270 customers were affected. Also, the strong winds, in combination with the rain soaked ground, caused a pole barn to topple in the town of Madbury. Peak wind gusts were 54 mph (measured) at Portsmouth and 41 mph (measured) at Rochester.
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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- March 28, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
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More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, March 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5138338, 5138339, 5138340, 5138341, 5138342, 5138343, 5138344, 5138345, 5138346, 5138347, 5138348, 5138349.