A cold front moving through New England on the evening of Friday, December 1, produced many reports of wind damage and even some large hail due to strong thunderstorms.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
A cold front moving through New England on the evening of Friday, December 1, produced many reports of wind damage and even some large hail due to strong thunderstorms.
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 Dec 1, 3:35 PM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
335 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VERY ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES IN THE SHORT TERM. SFC COLD FRONT
CONTINUES TO PUSH SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SOUTHERN NH WITH TEMPS CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS MOST OF FORECAST
AREA. HAVE GOTTEN SOME REPORTS OF MIXED PRECIP IN MTNS THIS
AFTERNOON. TO THE WEST...LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST WITH
VERY ACTIVE WEATHER.
AS LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVE RAPIDLY EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...HEAVY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
AREA. THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS MOST OF AREA
AS COLD AIR SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY WELL ENTRENCHED. THE EXCEPTION IS
ACROSS SOUTHERN NH AND EXTREME SW MAINE WHERE TODAYS FRONT MAY
MOVE BACK NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT AS LOW MOVES EAST.
THE LOW INTENSIFIES TONIGHT AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW
FRONTAL PASSAGE. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWNWARD FOLLOWING
PASSAGE OF LOW AND EXPECT GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY SATURDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
STRONG GRADIENT AND COLD AIR ADVECTION WITH ALIGNED LOW LEVEL WIND
REGIEME WILL EASE DURING THE MID/LATE EVENING HOURS SAT. NEXT
WEATHER PROBLEM IS THE STRENGTH AND PROXIMITY OF SFC LOW THAT
FORMS OFF THE NORTHERN FLORIDA COASTLINE LATE SAT NIGHT BEFORE
MOVING TO THE NE. MODELS A TAD MORE AMPLIFIED WITH THE 12Z
SUITE...BRINGING -SN TO ALL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY.
INVERTED TROUGH AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FIELD ALONG WITH STEEPENING
LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES MAY ENHANCE PRECIPITATION NEAR THE COAST -
BUT THIS IS WAY TOO EARLY TO CONFIRM.
SURFACE LOW GRADUALLY PULLS E WELL OFF THE COASTLINE MON NIGHT.
THEREAFTER...A SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS IN THE E
THROUGH MUCH OF THE WORKWEEK. SO...IF ANY OF THE SHORT WAVES
DIGGING INTO THE TROUGH PHASES...MORE SN POSSIBLE FOR THE FORECAST
AREA.
WARM AIR MAY TAKE A SHOT BACK AT THE NE BY NEXT WEEKEND AS RIDGE
BUILDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
&&
.AVIATION...IFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG...FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR BY MORNING EXCEPT
IN THE MOUNTAINS CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST. &&
.MARINE...GALES EXPECTED THROUGH SAT EVENING.
&&
.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR MEZ007>009-
012>014-018>028.
NH...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NHZ001>010-
013-014.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ150.
&&
JC/JJHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 258 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ANZ150-MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-022000- STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-NORTHERN OXFORD- NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 258 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE LATE THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMSPHIRE AND PERHAPS EXTREME SOUTHWEST MAINE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE THROUGHT LATE THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE SHARP RISES ON SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS. MIXED PRECIPITATION MAY FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. JC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 321 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-020430- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...BYRON...MIDDLE DAM... ROXBURY...SOUTH ARM...UPTON...WILSONS MILLS...AVON... CARRABASSETT VALLEY...COBURN GORE...DALLAS...DAVIS...EUSTIS... KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...RUMFORD...NORWAY...SOUTH PARIS...MEXICO... FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...SKOWHEGAN... PITTSFIELD...MADISON...FAIRFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM... BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINSLOW... GARDINER...UNITY...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM... WALDOBORO...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...ROCKLAND...CAMDEN... THOMASTON...BELFAST...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...CONWAY... LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...CLAREMONT...NEWPORT... CONCORD...LACONIA...TILTON-NORTHFIELD...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER... DOVER...DURHAM...DERRY...LONDONDERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH... HAMPTON 321 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MAINE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MAINE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT WITHIN ISOLATED STORMS. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT THIS EVENING AND WILL BE LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW ALONG THIS FRONT...CROSSING THE REGION THIS EVENING. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL HAVE THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. THIS AREA IS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MAINE. JC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 556 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 MEZ013-014-020230- SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...WILTON...SKOWHEGAN... PITTSFIELD...MADISON...FAIRFIELD 556 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...SPOTTY FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN MAINE... LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN MAINE THROUGH 900 PM. THIS WILL ALLOW THE RAIN TO FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH COLDER SURFACES...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN SOMERSET AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. WHILE MOST LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY WARM THE PAST FEW DAYS...SECONDARY ROADS AND WALKS...AS WELL AS OTHER COLDER SURFACES...MAY BECOME ICY. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN THIS AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BE ON THE ALERT FOR LOCALLY SLICK CONDITIONS. HAYES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 559 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 NHZ001>003-020000- NORTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN COOS- 559 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL IMPACT GRAFTON COUNTY AND COOS COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM EST... AT 559 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CENTERED 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF LISBON....MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH STRATFORD...COLEBROOK...DIXVILLE NOTCH...PITTSBURG AND CLARKSVILLE THROUGH 700 PM EST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SHOWERS AND STORMS. THIS MUCH RAIN WILL RESULT IN SHARP RISES ON SMALL RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. WINDS MAY ALSO GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. HAYES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 613 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 NHZ005-007-008-020015- MERRIMACK-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN- 613 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SULLIVAN COUNTY...MERRIMACK COUNTY AND GRAFTON COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EST... AT 613 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST VERMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LANGDON... CHARLESTOWN...WILGUS STATE PARK...UNITY...CLAREMONT...ACWORTH... WASHINGTON...PLAINFIELD...LEMPSTER AND GOSHEN BETWEEN 645 PM AND 715 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. THIS MUCH RAIN COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING...AS WELL AS SHARP RISES ON SMALL RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. HAYES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 649 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 NHZ003-005>009-020030- BELKNAP-MERRIMACK-NORTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN- 649 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BELKNAP COUNTY...SULLIVAN COUNTY...MERRIMACK COUNTY...GRAFTON COUNTY AND CARROLL COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM EST... AT 649 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLAREMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WILGUS STATE PARK...UNITY...PLAINFIELD... NEWPORT...CLAREMONT...CORNISH...SUNAPEE.. .GRANTHAM...CROYDON AND WILMOT THROUGH 730 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. HAYES
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:56 UTC.
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe winds blew down trees and wires. A telephone pole was snapped on Etna Road in Hanover.
Severe winds blew down large branches on Route 120 near Claremont.
Severe winds blew down large branches near Cornish New Hampshire.
Severe winds blew down trees in Canaan.
Severe winds blew down trees and wires in Hopkinton.
Severe winds blew down trees and wires in Chichester.
Severe winds blew down large branches in Alton.
Severe winds blew down large trees in Union near the Route 125 and Route 153 intersection.
Severe winds blew down trees in Farmington.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, December 2006
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: 9127, 9128, 9129, 9130, 9131, 9132, 9133, 9134, 9135.