New Hampshire, 2001

Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 22, 2001

March 22, 2001 · NWS GYX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A powerful ocean storm moving north toward the Gulf of Maine on Thursday, March 22, brought strong, gusty winds to southeastern and parts of central and northern New Hampshire. Peak wind gusts were measured at 40 mph in Rochester, Portsmouth, and Whitefield.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
6

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.

A powerful ocean storm moving north toward the Gulf of Maine on Thursday, March 22, brought strong, gusty winds to southeastern and parts of central and northern New Hampshire. Peak wind gusts were measured at 40 mph in Rochester, Portsmouth, and Whitefield.

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 Mar 22, 2:44 AM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 2:44 AM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Belknap

When
March 22, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 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
March 22, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 22, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 22, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 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, Southern Coos

When
March 22, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 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, Strafford

When
March 22, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 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)

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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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: 5236711, 5236712, 5236713, 5236714, 5236715, 5236716.