New Hampshire, 2010

Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 16, 2010

July 16, 2010 · NWS GYX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A lightning strike ignited a fire in a small horse barn that also housed a tractor. The horse stabled at the barn was outside at the time but the tractor was heavily damaged.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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 GYX wrote it up.

A lightning strike ignited a fire in a small horse barn that also housed a tractor. The horse stabled at the barn was outside at the time but the tractor was heavily damaged.

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Rockingham

When
July 16, 8:45 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, 1.2 mi WNW of Newfields
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
43.039, -70.970

A lightning strike ignited a fire in a small horse barn that also housed a tractor. The horse stabled at the barn was outside at the time but the tractor was heavily damaged.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 250724.