Strong Wind in New Hampshire

Events

408

Deaths

5

Injuries

16

Damage

$8.5 million

• Flood and Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 14, 20101 death · 2 injured · $60,000 · 2 eventsA stacked low pressure system (surface low and upper level low on top of each other) moved southeast of Nantucket, spreading rain across Southern New England. This resulted in widespread rainfall totals of three to six inches.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, January 21, 20001 death · 12 eventsStrong, gusty, northwest winds developed over northern New England as a storm intensified rapidly in the Gulf of Maine. Although the strong winds persisted for an extended period of time, no damages were reported.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 30, 20221 death · $15,000 · 1 eventOn November 30th a strong low level jet developed over the state ahead of a strong cold front. As the front approached southerly winds reached the surface with wind gusts up to 50 mph with locally higher gusts.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 7, 19991 death · 1 injured · 1 eventA strong wind gust reportedly blew a compact car off the roadway on Route 3-A in the town of Hill. The single car accident resulted in one fatality and one injury. A peak wind gust of 37 mph was reported in Concord near the time of the accident.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 31, 20091 death · 1 eventA cold front moving through Southern New England coupled with a 50 mph low level jet produced strong gradient winds across much of the area.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 29, 2006$8.0 million · 1 eventA rapidly intensifing storm system moved up the eastern seaboard on Saturday the 28th, then tracked north across New York State Saturday night.
• Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 7, 2013$133,000 · 50 kt wind · 16 eventsA warm front moved northward across southern New England Sunday night (Oct 6) into Monday (Oct 7) creating a warm, moist, unstable atmosphere over the region.
• Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 29 to 30, 2011$155,000 · 4 eventsA rare and historic October Nor'easter brought very heavy snow to portions of southern New England on Saturday October 29. Low pressure tracked northeast from the North Carolina coast Saturday morning, rapidly strengthening as it passed well south of Nantucket Saturday evening.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 1, 19985 injured · 12 eventsStrong winds developed over New Hampshire following the passage of a cold front. The winds downed trees and limbs, causing scattered power outages. Winds gusted to 47 mph in Portsmouth, 45 mph in Whitefield, and to 44 mph in Concord.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 1, 1998$100,000 · 2 eventsStrong west to northwest winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph in the wake of a strong cold front caused scattered power outages and scattered wind damage across Cheshire and Hillsborough Counties.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 11 to 12, 19993 injured · 12 eventsStrong, gusty, northwest winds developed across New Hampshire on the west side of an intensifying low pressure system over the Canadian maritimes. The wind downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 1, 2010$50,000 · 1 eventSeveral waves of low pressure moved across Southern New England bringing unseasonably warm air into the area. This allowed for good mixing which brought strong winds from a strong low level jet to the surface.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 2, 2014$45,000 · 3 eventsAn intensifying coastal low pressure system moved up the coast from North Carolina, crossing the benchmark (40 N/70 W) southeast of Nantucket. This storm brought strong to damaging winds to much of New England.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 1, 2013$38,000 · 2 eventsAn anomalously strong low pressure region (976mb) moved from Ontario into southern Quebec. Southern New England was sandwiched in between this and high pressure off the coast to the southeast, creating a very tight pressure gradient over the region.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, September 11 to 12, 20022 injured · 12 eventsStrong and gusty, northwest winds developed behind a cold front that moved through the area. A woman in Hampton Falls was injured when the wind blew down a 6 inch diameter pine tree. In Londonderry, a man was injured when the wind blew down a tree onto his car.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 28, 2009$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA coastal storm brought high winds and rain to much of Southern New England. These winds resulted in tree damage across much of southern New Hampshire.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, April 29, 2010$25,000 · 2 eventsLow pressure over the Canadian Maritimes produced winds gusts of 40 to 50 mph throughout southern New England, resulting in scattered wind damage.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 22, 19991 injured · 12 eventsStrong winds associated with a strong low pressure system moving north across eastern New York State and western New England downed trees onto wires, causing scattered power outages. About 17,000 customers lost electrical service during the storm.
• Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in New Hampshire, September 18, 2012$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong cold front moved through southern New England, resulting in a line of thunderstorms that produced strong to severe winds. In addition, a strong low level jet produced gusty strong to high winds with the front.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 2, 20212 injured · 1 eventAn intense low pressure curled northeast through the Bay of Fundy on the 1st. Early on the 2nd an arctic cold front wrapped into the circulation and blasted through northern New England.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 3, 2004$12,000 · 12 eventsStrong winds downed trees onto power and caused scattered power outages across the area. In general, wind gusts ranged from 30 to 40 mph across the area.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 5, 2004$12,000 · 12 eventsStrong winds downed trees onto power lines and caused about 12,000 power outages across the region. A large spruce tree fell on a Jeep at Keene State College in New Hampshire. Winds generally gusted between 30 and 40 mph across the area.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 24, 2013$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 12 eventsStrong winds developed behind an arctic cold front during the afternoon of the 24th. Winds gusted to between 40 and 50 mph across much of New Hampshire. Snapped trees and branches caused power outages throughout the region.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 22, 199812 eventsStrong gusty west to northwesterly winds following the passage of a cold front brought down a few trees and limbs onto utility lines across New Hampshire causing scattered outages.
• Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 1, 199812 eventsStrong gusty northwest winds following the passage of a cold front knocked down trees and limbs onto power lines across central and southeastern New Hampshire causing scattered power outages.

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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.