Winter Storm, Cheshire
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cheshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.919, -72.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in New Hampshire, February 1, 2002
A combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain brought down trees, branches, and power lines, resulting in numerous power outages throughout Cheshire County. Many areas received around 3 inches of snow, before a prolonged period of sleet and freezing rain added around one half inch of icing.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain brought down trees, branches, and power lines, resulting in numerous power outages throughout Cheshire County. Many areas received around 3 inches of snow, before a prolonged period of sleet and freezing rain added around one half inch of icing. Dozens of accidents were reported as a result of slippery roads.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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 New York, February 1, 2002
- Avalanche in Colorado, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in Ohio, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in New York, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in Michigan, February 1, 2002
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 1, 2002
- Winter Storm in New York, February 1, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 1, 2002
- Flooding in New York, February 1 to 2, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 1, 2002
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, February 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: 5282152.