New Hampshire, 2025

Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, June 6, 2025

June 6, 2025 · NWS GYX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A complex of thunderstorms moved through NH on the afternoon of June 6th as a cold front approached the region. The storms were no severe, but a few where strong in nature.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
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 complex of thunderstorms moved through NH on the afternoon of June 6th as a cold front approached the region. The storms were no severe, but a few where strong in nature. A women standing near a tree in Henniker was struck by lightning.

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:38 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Merrimack

When
June 6, 4:40 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
Where
Merrimack County, 0.33 mi NE of Henniker
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
43.183, -71.825

Thunderstorms moved through the Henniker area on the afternoon of June, 6th. The storms were not severe in nature, but a few where strong with abundant lightning. A women who was outside at the time of the storm was struck by lighting near a vehicle. She was last reported in critical condition.

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: 1267101.