Ice Storm in New Hampshire

Events

42

Deaths

0

Injuries

2

Damage

$70 million

• Ice Storm in New Hampshire, January 7 to 9, 19981 injured · $27 million · 10 eventsA severe ICE STORM hit sections of New Hampshire from January 7 through January 9. The hardest hit areas in northern and central New Hampshire were generally between about 1000 and 2000 ft above sea level.
• Ice Storm in New Hampshire, December 11 to 12, 2008$36 million · 3 eventsA cold frontal boundary dropped south of New England on the evening of the 10th. Low pressure developed along the frontal boundary across the southeastern states late on the night of the 10th into the 11th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 11 to 12, 2008$5.2 million · 12 eventsA major winter storm brought a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to New Hampshire from the morning of December 11th to the morning of December 12th. The greatest impact in the state was in southern and central New Hampshire where a significant ice storm occurred.
• Ice Storm in New Hampshire, January 7 to 10, 1998$1.0 million · 2 eventsMAJOR ICE STORM...AND PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION. A large low pressure system located in the Tennessee Valley, with its warm front extending northeast to Long Island, New York, set the stage for a prolonged period of freezing rain in northern New England.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 6 to 7, 2011$718,000 · 5 eventsOn Saturday morning, March 5th, a frontal system was located over the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys. Ahead of the front, south to southwest winds ushered in some very mild air.
• Ice Storm in New Hampshire, November 16 to 17, 2002$150,000 · 2 eventsA major ice storm caused significant damage in southwest New Hampshire. There were numerous reports of downed trees, limbs, and power lines as a result of one-half inch of icing.
• Ice Storm in New Hampshire, January 15, 2007$125,000 · 3 eventsLow pressure tracked from the Ohio Valley through the Mass Turnpike region of southern New England, bringing a prolonged period of freezing rain and sleet to southwest New Hampshire.
• Ice Storm and Flooding in New Hampshire, February 12 to 13, 2008$45,000 · 6 eventsA low pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic coast and moved up the east coast southeast of Nantucket producing snow, rain, and ice across Southern New England.
• Ice Storm in New Hampshire, April 1, 20011 injured · 1 eventOne woman was injured when she was hit and trapped by an awning that collapsed from the force exerted by falling snow and ice. The woman's husband, who had been raking snow off the roof, was buried to his neck by snow and ice when a large section came down all at once.
• Ice Storm in New Hampshire, January 23 to 24, 19983 eventsLow pressure that developed off the southern New England Coast combined with an area of low pressure moving eastward from the Ohio River Valley to bring a mixture of precipitation to the state. Heavy snow was followed by sleet and freezing rain.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 23 to 24, 1998$10,000 · 3 eventsHeavy wet snow fell across Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties with amounts averaging between 6 and 8 inches. The precipitation changed to sleet and then freezing rain, causing an ice storm in much of Hillsborough County.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 15, 20073 eventsA winter storm moved from the Ohio Valley the evening of the 14th, across southern New England on the 15th, and into the Canadian maritimes. The storm brought 4 to 8 inches of snow to the northern mountains and freezing rain to the southeastern part of the state.

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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 2026-09-24.