New Hampshire, 2014

Hail in New Hampshire, May 25, 2014

May 25, 2014 · NWS GYX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced large hail near the town of Hopkinton during the evening of May 25th. A trained spotter and the Concord fire department report hail up to golf ball size.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 GYX wrote it up.

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced large hail near the town of Hopkinton during the evening of May 25th. A trained spotter and the Concord fire department report hail up to golf ball size.

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:19 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Merrimack

When
May 25, 4:20 PM EST to 4:23 PM EST
Where
Merrimack County, 1.47 mi SSE of Hopkinton
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.160, -71.670

A severe thunderstorm produced 1.50 inch hail on South Road near Hopkinton.

Hail, Merrimack

When
May 25, 4:33 PM EST to 4:36 PM EST
Where
Merrimack County, 0.5 mi W of Hopkinton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
43.180, -71.690

A severe thunderstorm produced 1.75 inch hail where Route 9 and 202 join near Hopkinton.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 522288, 522289.