Thunderstorm Wind, Cheshire
- When
- August 14, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Cheshire County, Troy
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.833, -72.183
Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, August 14, 2005
Showers and thunderstorms developed across southwest New Hampshire in a hot and humid airmass ahead of a weak cold front during the late afternoon hours of 14 August 2005. One thunderstorm became severe, producing damaging winds that knocked down numerous trees onto numerous roads in Troy.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
Showers and thunderstorms developed across southwest New Hampshire in a hot and humid airmass ahead of a weak cold front during the late afternoon hours of 14 August 2005. One thunderstorm became severe, producing damaging winds that knocked down numerous trees onto numerous roads in Troy. No known injuries directly resulted from these storms.
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 Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 14, 3:05 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 3:05 PM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
405 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005
...NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON GOING ACROSS THE REGION...
...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT ALSO A CONCERN PARTICULARLY IN
THE URBAN CENTERS....
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND MONDAY)...
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE QUICKLY DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON WITH AS
GFS MODEL INDICATES AT A LOT OF OMEGA AND BOUNDARIES OUT AHEAD OF
THE MAIN FRONT WHICH COMES THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME STORMS WILL CONTAIN
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING (PARTICULARLY
URBAN CENTERS) THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE FRONT COMES THROUGH. PREVIOUS
FORECAST ON TRACK AND LITTLE CHANGE MADE THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)...
MAY SEE SOME LOW STRATUS DEVELOP ON THE COASTAL PLAIN MONDAY NIGHT
WITH NORTHEAST FLOW. IF IT HAPPENS THOUGH IT WILL BREAKUP PRETTY
QUICK TUESDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...PREVIOUS FORECAST KEPT IN TACK
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING AT NIGHT.
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WARM AND HUMID AIR SHOULD RETURN AS BERMUDA
HIGH BUILDS IN AHEAD OF NEXT FRONT. GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED TOWARDS
CLIMATOLOGY AND WILL CONTINUE PREVIOUS FORECASTS OF GOING ABOVE
NUMBERS. SUSPECT 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL WARMUP MORE THE NEXT FEW
DAYS WHICH WE HAVE SEEN HAPPEN SO MUCH THIS SUMMER. THE FRONT WILL
BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. HOWEVER...IF UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS REAL STRONG COULD EVEN
BE DELAYED UNTIL SUNDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR VISIBILITIES IN HAZE AND PATCHY FOG EXPECTED ALL TERMINALS
THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED ALL TERMINALS...BEGINNING 18Z WEST AND ARRIVING BY 00Z
EAST....EXCEPT CLOSER TO 06Z KHYA-KACK.
&&
.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKS GOOD WITH ENHANCED WORDING WITH
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT.
LONGER RANGE...MONDAY NIGHT MAY STILL SEE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS WITH COOL AIR SURGE. NO CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING. ESPECIALLY AROUND MA PIKE THIS EVENING ON A BOUNDARY WITH
ACTIVITY TRAINING.
.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...SVR WATCH TILL 10 PM.
MA...SVR WATCH TILL 10 PM EXCEPT FOR OUTER ISLANDS.
NH...SVR WATCH TILL 10 PM.
RI...SVR WATCH TILL 10 PM.
MARINE...SCA FOR SEAS ANZ254 AND ANZ255.
SCA MONDAY FOR ANZ250.
&&
SHORT TERM/HYDROLOGY...DRV/FRANK
LONG TERM...FRANKHazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 5:26 AM EST, 9 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 626 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-151026- BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- CHESHIRE NH-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT- NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT- WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT- 626 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE...RHODE ISLAND...AND ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT BERKSHIRE COUNTY. .DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY BE CONSIDERABLE. THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK SHOULD BE FAIRLY EXTENSIVE FROM PARTS OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY NORTHEASTAWRD THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR REPEATEDLY IN THIS POTENT EXCESSIVELY HOT MOIST AIRMASS. HEAT INDICES EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MASS TURNPIKE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS SMALL CHANCE OF ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS POTENTIAL ALONG THE SOUTH COAST TODAY. THIS IS CONSIDERED A LIMITED RISK TODAY. PLEASE SEE SPECIFIC STATEMENTS ON SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... LEFTOVER THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE LEAVING THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND COAST AT DAYBREAK MONDAY OTHERWISE THE HEAT WAVE BREAKS. THERE IS SMALL CHANCE OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ON THE SOUTH COAST MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAT MAY RETURN TO INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT FROM ROUGHLY NOON TO 10 PM FOR MULTIPLE ELEMENTS INCLUDING DAMAGING WIND... LIGHTNING STRIKES HAIL AND UNUSUAL POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. DRAG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 240 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 MAZ016-018-019-141915- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 240 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 AT 232 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 3 MILES SOUTH OF HINGHAM...OR ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF WEYMOUTH... MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...COHASSET AND NORWELL BY 250 PM EDT... SCITUATE BY 300 PM EDT. HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. DRV
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 300 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 MAZ013-015-016-018-019-141930- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SUFFOLK MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- 300 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 AT 255 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ON A LINE FROM RANDOLPH TO HINGHAM. THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE HEADING EAST NEAR 20 MPH WHILE THE LINE DRIFTS SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...QUINCY AND HULL BY 330 PM EDT...AND HOLBROOK AND NORWELL BY 4 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. DRV
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 2:04 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 304 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 MAZ005-014-141945- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- 304 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 AT 302 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH 3 MILES WEST OF STOW...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRAMINGHAM...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... STOW AND BOXBOROUGH BY 310 PM EDT... MAYNARD AND ACTON BY 320 PM EDT... CONCORD AND WAYLAND BY 330 PM EDT... BEDFORD AND LINCOLN BY 340 PM EDT... LEXINGTON AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF BILLERICA BY 350 PM EDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. FIELD
Local storm report, Aug 14, 2:21 PM EST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
321 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0309 PM HAIL LONGMEADOW 42.05N 72.57W
08/14/2005 1.00 INCH HAMPDEN MA AMATEUR RADIO
&&Special weather statement, Aug 14, 2:33 PM EST, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 333 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 MAZ005-012-142000- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- 333 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 AT 328 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER AUBURN...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF WORCESTER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...SUTTON AND MILLBURY BY 340 PM EDT... GRAFTON AND NORTHBRIDGE BY 350 PM EDT...UPTON AND WESTBOROUGH BY 400 PM EDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. FIELD
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 2:50 PM EST, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 350 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 NHZ011-015-142030- CHESHIRE NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- 350 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2005 AT 349 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER SWANZEY...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF KEENE... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...TROY AND FITZWILLIAM BY 400 PM EDT... DUBLIN AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF HARRISVILLE BY 410 PM EDT...JAFFREY AND PETERBOROUGH BY 420 PM EDT...SHARON BY 430 PM EDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND. FIELD
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:15 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Arizona, August 14, 2005
- Rip Current in New York, August 14, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Massachusetts, August 14, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, August 14, 2005
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 14 to 16, 2005
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 14, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, August 14, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 14, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, August 14, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Oklahoma, August 14 to 20, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 14, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, August 14, 2005
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5469435.