Winter Storm, Cheshire
- When
- December 25, 1:00 PM EST to December 26, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cheshire forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.919, -72.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 25 to 26, 2002
A major winter storm impacted southern New England on Christmas Day, bringing heavy, wet snow to southwest New Hampshire. Snowfall totals of 10 to 16 inches were common in Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties.
Where it happened
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- Floods
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $14,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 BOX wrote it up.
A major winter storm impacted southern New England on Christmas Day, bringing heavy, wet snow to southwest New Hampshire. Snowfall totals of 10 to 16 inches were common in Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties. The weight of the snow brought down tree limbs and some power lines, but little significant damage was reported from this storm.Some specific snowfall totals included 16 inches in Francestown, 14 inches in Bedford and Manchester, 13 inches in Rindge and Nashua, 12 inches in Milford, and 9 inches in Keene and Swanzey.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Hillsborough
- When
- December 25, 1:00 PM EST to December 26, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.915, -71.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in North Carolina, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 25, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 25, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 25, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Winter Storm in New York, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 25, 2002
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, December 2002
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: 5324602, 5324603.