Thunderstorm Wind, Merrimack
- When
- June 8, 5:09 PM EST to 5:14 PM EST
- Where
- Merrimack County, Warner
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 43.283, -71.817
Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, June 8, 2005
Winds from a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines down in the towns of Warner, Hopkinton, Concord, Bow, Loudon, and Pembroke in Merrimack County.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 GYX wrote it up.
Winds from a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines down in the towns of Warner, Hopkinton, Concord, Bow, Loudon, and Pembroke in Merrimack County.
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 Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 8, 1:18 PM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 1:18 PM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 218 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. MODELS DIFFER ON THE STABILITY AND MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT THERE IS AT LEAST A CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR POSSIBLY A THUNDERSHOWER OVERNIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GRAY MAINE FORECAST AREA EARLY THURSDAY AND REMAIN THERE MOST OF THE DAY THURSDAY. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... UPPER HIGH PRESSURE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US COAST SETS US UP ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MEAN RIDGE AXIS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...FINALLY CRESTING OVER THE REGION AROUND WED. LOOKS LIKE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS WITH DEWPS IN THE 60S SO LOOKS LIKE SUMMERTIME PATTERN IN FULL PROGRESS WITH CHANCE SHOWERS/ THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON TIME FRAMES. && .AVIATION...VISUAL FLIGHT RULES EARLY TONIGHT BECOMING MARGINAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AFTER MIDNIGHT IN LOWERING CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG. LOCALLY INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TO VISUAL FLIGHT RULES BY LATE MORNING THURSDAY WITH CONDITIONS LOWERING TO MARGINAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AND ISOLATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES IN ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. && .MARINE...NO FLAGS THROUGH THURSDAY. && .GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...NONE. NH...NONE. MARINE...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 4:38 AM EST, 12 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 538 AM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 ANZ150-MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-090938- ANDROSCOGGIN ME-BELKNAP NH-CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-COASTAL CUMBERLAND ME- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM NH-COASTAL WALDO ME-COASTAL YORK ME- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND ME-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM NH-INTERIOR WALDO ME- INTERIOR YORK ME-KENNEBEC ME-KNOX ME-LINCOLN ME-MERRIMACK NH- NORTHERN CARROLL NH-NORTHERN COOS NH-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME- NORTHERN GRAFTON NH-NORTHERN OXFORD ME-SAGADAHOC ME- SOUTHERN CARROLL NH-SOUTHERN COOS NH-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN ME- SOUTHERN GRAFTON NH-SOUTHERN OXFORD ME-SOUTHERN SOMERSET ME- STRAFFORD NH-SULLIVAN NH- COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON (DEER ISLE) ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALFRED...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...BATH... BELFAST...BERLIN...BETHEL...BETHLEHEM...BIDDEFORD... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...BRIDGTON...BRUNSWICK...CAMDEN...CLAREMONT... COBURN GORE...COLEBROOK...CONCORD...CONWAY...DAMARISCOTTA...DERRY... DOVER...DURHAM...EUSTIS...EXETER...FAIRFIELD...FARMINGTON... FRANKLIN...FRYEBURG...GARDINER...HAMPTON...HENNIKER...JACKMAN... KITTERY...LACONIA...LANCASTER...LEBANON...LEWISTON...LINCOLN... LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON...MECHANIC FALLS...MEREDITH... MOULTONBOROUGH...NAPLES...NEW LONDON...NORTH WINDHAM...NORTHWOOD... OAKLAND...OSSIPEE...PITTSFIELD...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...PORTSMOUTH... RANGELEY...ROCHESTER...ROCKLAND...RUMFORD...SALEM...SANFORD... SEARSPORT...SKOWHEGAN...SOUTH PARIS...SOUTH PORTLAND...THORNDIKE... TOPSHAM...TURNER...WATERVILLE...WESTBROOK...WISCASSET AND WOODSVILLE 538 AM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MAINE AND NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND PERHAPS SOME THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:47 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 447 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 NHZ003-005-007-082145- NORTHERN GRAFTON NH-SOUTHERN GRAFTON NH-SULLIVAN NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...CLAREMONT...LEBANON... LINCOLN...LITTLETON...PLYMOUTH AND WOODSVILLE 447 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 ...SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OVER THE NEXT HOUR... SHOWERS... AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS... OVER SOUTHERN VERMONT WILL MOVE EAST AND ENTER PARTS OF WESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY 530 PM. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH... HAIL... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND VERY HEAVY RAINS. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SULLIVAN COUNTY... BETWEEN CLAREMONT AND CHARLESTOWN... BEGINNING AROUND 530 PM. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ES
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:45 PM EST, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 545 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 NHZ008>010-013-082243- BELKNAP NH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM NH-MERRIMACK NH-STRAFFORD NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORD...DERRY...DOVER...DURHAM... EXETER...FRANKLIN...HENNIKER...LACONIA...MEREDITH...NEW LONDON... NORTHWOOD...ROCHESTER AND SALEM 545 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE LAKES REGION... CAPITAL AREA ... AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH 7 PM... THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH... HAIL... FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY RAINS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE OVER THE NEXT HOUR. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ES
Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:52 PM EST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
552 PM EDT WED JUN 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM TSTM WND DMG CLAREMONT 43.38N 72.34W
06/08/2005 SULLIVAN NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUPLE TREES DOWN.
&&
SJCThe radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:08 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Merrimack
- When
- June 8, 5:18 PM EST to 5:23 PM EST
- Where
- Merrimack County, Hopkinton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 43.183, -71.683
Thunderstorm Wind, Merrimack
- When
- June 8, 5:24 PM EST to 5:29 PM EST
- Where
- Merrimack County, Concord
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 43.200, -71.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Merrimack
- When
- June 8, 5:30 PM EST to 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Merrimack County, Pembroke
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.150, -71.467
Thunderstorm Wind, Merrimack
- When
- June 8, 5:38 PM EST to 5:43 PM EST
- Where
- Merrimack County, Bow Center
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 43.133, -71.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Merrimack
- When
- June 8, 5:42 PM EST to 5:47 PM EST
- Where
- Merrimack County, Loudon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 43.283, -71.467
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 8, 2005
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 8 to 9, 2005
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 8, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, June 8, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 8, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, June 8, 2005
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 8, 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: 5457924, 5457925, 5457926, 5457997, 5457927, 5457928.