New Hampshire, 2003

High Wind in New Hampshire, November 29, 2003

November 29, 2003 · NWS BOX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

High winds brought down trees and power lines in Hillsborough County. A couple was killed in their vehicle when a 4-foot diameter tree blew down and crashed onto their van.

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The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
2
Property damage
$25,000
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.

High winds brought down trees and power lines in Hillsborough County. A couple was killed in their vehicle when a 4-foot diameter tree blew down and crashed onto their van. About half an hour later, two people were injured when another tree blew down on their car.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Hillsborough

When
November 29, 1:00 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Hillsborough forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.915, -71.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
High Wind, Hillsborough2003-11-2957FemaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect
High Wind, Hillsborough2003-11-2958MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5336514.