Thunderstorm Wind, Cheshire
- When
- July 19, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Cheshire County, Swanzey
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.867, -72.283
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 19, 2005
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southern New Hampshire, producing wind and lightning damage across Cheshire and Hillsborough counties. In Swanzey, severe winds brought trees down along route 12, and these winds also damaged a nearby garage.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $30,000
- 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.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southern New Hampshire, producing wind and lightning damage across Cheshire and Hillsborough counties. In Swanzey, severe winds brought trees down along route 12, and these winds also damaged a nearby garage. In Brookline, lightning sparked a fire at the Bingham Lumber Inc. lumber mill. This fire caused structural and electrical damage in the building where the wood shavings are collected.No injuries directly resulted from these storms.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:46 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Hillsborough
- When
- July 19, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Brookline
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.915, -71.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 19, 2005
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 19, 2005
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 19, 2005
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 19, 2005
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- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 19, 2005
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, July 19 to 20, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, July 19, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5465410, 5465411.