New Hampshire, 2001

Strong Wind in New Hampshire, February 10, 2001

February 10, 2001 · NWS GYX · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

Strong, gusty, northwest winds developed behind a cold front that moved through the area on Saturday, the 10th. The winds blew down trees and limbs onto power lines, causing power outages and scattered property damage.

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 developed behind a cold front that moved through the area on Saturday, the 10th. The winds blew down trees and limbs onto power lines, causing power outages and scattered property damage. No injuries were reported. Power outages affected approximately 19,000 customers. Winds damaged the roof of the Mt. Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, and downed a tree that fell onto the Post Office building in Candia. Peak gusts were measured at 54 mph in Laconia, 51 mph in Whitefield, and 49 mph in Berlin, Concord, and Portsmouth.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 10, 3:00 AM EST, 5 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 3:00 AM EST, 5 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
3 AM EST SAT FEB 10 2001

WRK ZONES AND WRK CWF IN AWIPS. THANKS TO CAR FOR THE COORD AND THE
ICWF HELP.

INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE FROM QUEBEC TO LABRADOR TONIGHT.
STRONG NW FLOW WITH TUMBLING TEMPS TODAY WILL RESULT.

FRONT MOVING THRU WESTERN NY ATTM WITH GUST TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 KTS
PLUS. FRONT SHOULD MOVE THUR FA AROUND 12Z. AVN SHOWING SFC WINDS OF
40 TO 45 KTS. CONTINUED WITH WIND ADV BUT WILL LIKELY SEE WINDS
APPROACH WRNG CRITERIA BASED ON GUSTS AND SUSTAINED WINDS NOW
OCCURRING IN WESTERN NY AND PA.

LINE OF HEAVY RAINS MOVING THRU CENTRAL NH ATTM WHICH IS OUT AHEAD
OF THE FRONT. ONE MORE AREA OF SHOWERS EXPECTED TO MOVE THRU LATER
THIS MORN WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. LDS IS SHOWING A COUPLE OF STRIKES
IN NY. CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED -TSRA WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE BUT
NOT WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO MENTION IN ZONES.

WILL BE CLOSE TO WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT. WILL LET DAY
SHIFT MULL THAT ONE OVER TODAY. HAVE GONE WITH OR A BIT BELOW MAV
TEMPS FOR TONIGHT AND SUN. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THRU SUN WITH A
SLOW WEAKENING.

.GYX...
ME...WIND ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY FOR ZONES MEZ007>009...MEZ012>014...
MEZ018>028.

NH...WIND ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY FOR ZONES NHZ001>010...NHZ013>014.

MARINE STORM WARNING

HAWLEY

The radar

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Event by event

12 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Belknap

When
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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, Coastal Rockingham

When
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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
February 10, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5232619, 5232620, 5232621, 5232622, 5232623, 5232624, 5232625, 5232626, 5232627, 5232628, 5232629, 5232630.