Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, June 29, 2019

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, June 29, 2019
Start: 2019-06-29T18:26
End: 2019-06-29T22:56
Location: New Hampshire

June 29, 2019 · NWS GYX · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms moved eastward out of of Quebec and into northern Coos County New Hampshire during the evening hours of the 29th. Wind damage was reported in Stark.

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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.

Severe thunderstorms moved eastward out of of Quebec and into northern Coos County New Hampshire during the evening hours of the 29th. Wind damage was reported in Stark. In addition, late evening storms downed trees across southeastern New Hampshire as a squall line moved eastward into an unstable air mass.

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 29, 2:16 PM EST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 2:16 PM EST, 4 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 1:21 PM EST, 5 hours 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 6:12 PM EST, 14 minutes before

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The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:26 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coos

When: June 29, 6:26 PM EST to 6:29 PM EST
Where: Coos County, 0.49 mi W of Stark
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.600, -71.410

Trees fell on wires in Stark causing power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grafton

When: June 29, 8:29 PM EST
Where: Grafton County, 0.5 mi W of Wentworth
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 43.870, -71.910

Trees and limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham

When: June 29, 10:45 PM EST
Where: Rockingham County, 0.86 mi NW of Chester
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 42.960, -71.260

Several trees downed in Chester.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham

When: June 29, 10:45 PM EST to 10:46 PM EST
Where: Rockingham County, 1.01 mi W of Fremont
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 42.980, -71.150

Multiple trees downed from Whittier to Chester roads. Tree also fell on a barn.

Hail, Rockingham

When: June 29, 10:55 PM EST to 10:56 PM EST
Where: Rockingham County, 1.22 mi SW of Perkins Hill
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.960, -71.020

Quarter size hail fell near Kingston.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham

When: June 29, 10:55 PM EST
Where: Rockingham County, 0.86 mi NW of Fremont
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 42.990, -71.140

Trees downed.

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

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Hampshire in 2019 Every state in 2019 This day in weather history Warnings in New Hampshire, June 2019

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 841375, 841382, 841386, 841389, 841379, 841392.