Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 2, 2014

Name: Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 2, 2014
Start: 2014-11-02T09:06
End: 2014-11-02T13:10
Location: New Hampshire

November 2, 2014 · NWS BOX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $45,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

An intensifying coastal low pressure system moved up the coast from North Carolina, crossing the benchmark (40 N/70 W) southeast of Nantucket. This storm brought strong to damaging winds to much of New England. Little precipitation was received with this storm, with less than 1 to 2 inches of snow reported.

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 Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 2, 6:49 AM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 2, 6:49 AM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 2, 4:29 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>005-008>012-026-NHZ011-012-015-030930-
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ006-013-014-017-018-020-RIZ001>008-030930-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ007-024-030930-
EASTERN ESSEX MA-NANTUCKET MA-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ021-023-030930-
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-DUKES MA-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ019-022-030930-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MAZ015-016-030930-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ231-232-250-254-255-030930-
CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ233>235-237-256-030930-
VINEYARD SOUND-BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ251-030930-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ230-236-030930-
BOSTON HARBOR-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
429 AM EST SUN NOV 2 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS
AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 2, 5:01 AM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
501 AM EST SUN NOV 02 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0537 PM     COASTAL FLOOD    MARSHFIELD              42.09N  70.71W
11/01/2014                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            CAUSEWAY ROAD FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.

0549 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG COHASSET                42.23N  70.80W
11/01/2014                   NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE...BRANCHES...AND WIRES DOWNED ON SANCTUARY POND
            ROAD.

0616 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ROCHESTER               41.73N  70.82W
11/01/2014                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN AT MATTAPOISSETT AND NEW BEDFORD
            ROADS.

0630 PM     COASTAL FLOOD    PLYMOUTH                41.96N  70.68W
11/01/2014                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            WARREN AVENUE NEAR BURTS IS CLOSED.

0648 PM     COASTAL FLOOD    SCITUATE                42.19N  70.73W
11/01/2014                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            OCEANSIDE DRIVE FLOODED.

0657 PM     COASTAL FLOOD    SCITUATE                42.19N  70.73W
11/01/2014                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            GLADES ROAD FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.

0722 PM     COASTAL FLOOD    COHASSET                42.23N  70.80W
11/01/2014                   NORFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            JERUSALEM ROAD AT BOW STREET WAS CLOSED DUE TO COASTAL
            FLOODING.

0740 PM     COASTAL FLOOD    NANTUCKET               41.27N  70.10W
11/01/2014                   NANTUCKET          MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            EASY STREET CLOSED FROM MAIN STREET TO BROAD STREET

0750 PM     COASTAL FLOOD    HULL                    42.30N  70.90W
11/01/2014                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            ATLANTIC AVENUE COVERED BY 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER

0800 PM     COASTAL FLOOD    HULL                    42.30N  70.90W
11/01/2014                   PLYMOUTH           MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            GUNROCK ROAD CLOSED DUE TO COASTAL FLOODING

0816 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST PLYMOUTH                41.96N  70.67W
11/01/2014  M58 MPH          PLYMOUTH           MA   SOCIAL MEDIA

0833 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  2 ESE NANTUCKET         41.26N  70.07W
11/01/2014  M41 MPH          NANTUCKET          MA   ASOS

0112 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG DORCHESTER              42.28N  71.08W
11/02/2014                   SUFFOLK            MA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON MOVING VEHICLE ON BLUE HILL AVE. UNKNOWN
            IF ANY INJURIES.

0448 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ESE NANTUCKET         41.26N  70.07W
11/02/2014  M63 MPH          NANTUCKET          MA   ASOS

            NANTUCKET ASOS

0448 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  2 ESE NANTUCKET         41.26N  70.07W
11/02/2014  M45 MPH          NANTUCKET          MA   ASOS

            NANTUCKET ASOS

&&

JWD

Local storm report, Nov 2, 6:57 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 2, 7:17 AM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 2, 8:46 AM EST, 20 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Cheshire

When: November 2, 9:06 AM EST to 10:48 AM EST
Where: Cheshire forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 42.919, -72.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed onto wires on Swanzey Lake Road and Old Homestead Highway and Carlton Road in Swanzey. In Winchester, a tree and wires were downed on Patch Road, Old Hinsdale Road, Manning Hill Road, and Keene Road. A tree and wires were downed on Gilsum Mine Road in Alstead. In Spofford, a tree and wires were downed onto Westmoreland Road.

Strong Wind, Western and Central Hillsborough

When: November 2, 10:50 AM EST to 11:18 AM EST
Where: Western and Central Hillsborough forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 42.915, -71.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree and wires were downed on Second New Hampshire Turnpike in Francestown. In Bennington, a tree and wires were downed blocking South Bennington Road.

Strong Wind, Eastern Hillsborough

When: November 2, 11:40 AM EST to 1:10 PM EST
Where: Eastern Hillsborough forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 42.915, -71.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree and wires were downed on Dublin Avenue in Nashua. In Merrimack, a tree and wires were downed on Wire Road between Mallard Point and Ichabod Roads.

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Hampshire in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in New Hampshire, November 2014

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: 549719, 549720, 549721.