New Hampshire, 2024Hail in New Hampshire, August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024 · NWS GYX · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
A cold upper level low moved across New Hampshire on August 26th. The colder temperatures lowered the freezing levels which allowed for abundant hail to fall out of developing thunderstorms during the afternoon hours.
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- 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.
A cold upper level low moved across New Hampshire on August 26th. The colder temperatures lowered the freezing levels which allowed for abundant hail to fall out of developing thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. This led to numerous reports of large damaging hail across New Hampshire.
Hail, Hillsborough
- When
- August 26, 10:54 AM EST to 10:58 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, 0.86 mi NE of Antrim
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.040, -71.940
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in Antrim.
Hail, Hillsborough
- When
- August 26, 10:55 AM EST to 10:59 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Hancock
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -71.980
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters with a few half dollar stones mixed in.
Hail, Cheshire
- When
- August 26, 11:36 AM EST to 11:41 AM EST
- Where
- Cheshire County, 0.51 mi E of Thomas
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 42.750, -72.040
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters in Rindge.
Hail, Grafton
- When
- August 26, 11:46 AM EST to 11:51 AM EST
- Where
- Grafton County, 2.5 mi E of Bristol
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 43.600, -71.680
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of ping pong ball balls in Bristol.
Hail, Merrimack
- When
- August 26, 12:36 PM EST to 12:39 PM EST
- Where
- Merrimack County, 0.5 mi E of Henniker
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -71.820
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of of quarters in Henniker.
Hail, Belknap
- When
- August 26, 2:28 PM EST to 2:31 PM EST
- Where
- Belknap County, 17.77 mi ESE of South Barnstead
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.232, -70.898
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters in Dover.
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, August 26 to 27, 2024$65,000 · 1.25 in hail · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 26, 2024$82,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, August 26, 2024$59,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 26, 20241.75 in hail · 39 events
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Wisconsin, August 26 to 27, 202431 events
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 26, 2024$35,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 26, 20242 in hail · 20 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Massachusetts, August 26, 2024$5,000 · 2 in hail · 15 events
- Hail in Nebraska, August 26, 2024$2,000 · 4 in hail · 15 events
- Excessive Heat in Wisconsin, August 26, 202411 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 26, 2024$13,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, August 26, 20248 events
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: 1214041, 1214037, 1214042, 1214040, 1214038, 1214045.