New Hampshire, 2025Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025 · NWS GYX · 9 events in 3 counties and zones
Early season thunderstorms impacted Southern New Hampshire on the afternoon of May 3rd with a line of strong thunderstorms associated with a passing cold front. A few of the storms became severe bringing both wind damage and large hail.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Early season thunderstorms impacted Southern New Hampshire on the afternoon of May 3rd with a line of strong thunderstorms associated with a passing cold front. A few of the storms became severe bringing both wind damage and large hail.
Hail, Rockingham
- When
- May 3, 1:08 PM EST to 1:12 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 0.51 mi W of Austin Corners
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 42.920, -70.980
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in Kensington, NH.
Hail, Rockingham
- When
- May 3, 1:08 PM EST to 1:12 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 0.51 mi W of Austin Corners
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 42.920, -70.980
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in Kensington, NH.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- May 3, 1:15 PM EST to 1:19 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 0.51 mi W of Sanborn Corners
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 42.930, -70.890
Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees on Nason Rd. in Hampton Falls.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- May 3, 1:16 PM EST to 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 0.51 mi W of Hampton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 42.930, -70.830
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large pine blocking one lane on NH Rt. 101, with an additional 15 trees down on the side of the road.
Hail, Rockingham
- When
- May 3, 1:20 PM EST to 1:24 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, 0.86 mi SW of North Hampton Center
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -70.840
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in North Hampton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheshire
- When
- May 3, 2:40 PM EST to 2:44 PM EST
- Where
- Cheshire County, 0.86 mi NW of Hadley
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.840, -71.990
Severe thunderstorm winds were observed by a weather spotter.
Hail, Hillsborough
- When
- May 3, 3:08 PM EST to 3:12 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, 0.51 mi E of Mason
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 42.750, -71.740
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters in Mason.
Hail, Hillsborough
- When
- May 3, 3:09 PM EST to 3:12 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, 0.86 mi NE of North Brooking
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -71.660
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in Brookline.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough
- When
- May 3, 3:30 PM EST to 3:34 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Hudson Center
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.770, -71.400
Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and branches at Hudson Senior Center and at the Benson Park in Hudson.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1267102, 1267103, 1267109, 1267111, 1267104, 1267112, 1267105, 1267106, 1267113.