Winter Storm in New Hampshire
Every winter storm event the National Weather Service has filed in New Hampshire, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
The most significant on the map
The most significant winter storm episodes in New Hampshire.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 551
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $294,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 6 to 7, 2024Early on the 6th low pressure began organize along the Gulf Coast as high pressure settled into southern Quebec. This high pressure brought some fresh cold air ahead of the developing East Coast storm.
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 9 to 10, 2024A powerful storm tracked northeast through the Mid Mississippi River Valley on the 9th, rapidly deepening as it approached the southern Great Lakes.
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 11 to 12, 2008A 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.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, April 4 to 5, 2007Low pressure developed off the mid Atlantic coast and tracked through southeast Massachusetts. This storm brought a wintry mix of snow and sleet to southwest New Hampshire, with the highest snowfall totals in Hillsborough County where amounts averaged between 4 and 8 inches.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 26 to 27, 2010A strengthening winter storm passed southeast of Nantucket and brought heavy snow and strong winds to southwest New Hampshire, resulting in near blizzard conditions at times.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 26 to 28, 2015An area of low pressure developed off the Delmarva peninsula on Monday, January 26th, and intensified rapidly as it moved slowly northward through the 27th. Snow spread northward across the region Monday night and became heavy on Tuesday, the 27th.
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 14 to 15, 1999Low pressure moving northeastward from eastern Tennessee through the Mid-Atlantic States brought a mixture of precipitation to New Hampshire.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, February 1 to 2, 2021Low pressure moved into the Ohio Valley on the 31st, where it began to encounter resistance from high pressure anchored over James Bay. As the upper trough continued east, secondary low pressure began to develop along the warm front near the Outer Banks.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, February 25, 2022Low pressure formed on the 24th along a warm front draped over the Southeast. The low deepened gradually as it lifted northeast through the Tennessee and then Ohio River Valleys during the evening of the 24th.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 25 to 26, 2026An expansive winter storm gripped much of the country beginning on the 24th. An anomalously cold air mass was in place ahead of the storm, which tracked through the southern Plains and across the Southeast.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, March 3 to 4, 2023Strong low pressure moved into the Ohio River Valley during the day on the 3rd. As it occluded, secondary low pressure began to develop near the Virginia Tidewater along the coastal warm front.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, April 3 to 4, 2024Low pressure tracked trough the Mississippi Valley on the 2nd to the southern tip of Lake Michigan, bringing a swath of heavy snow to parts of the Upper Midwest.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, March 23 to 24, 2020Low pressure west of the Appalachian Mountains on the 23rd underwent secondary development along a baroclinic zone lingering off the Mid Atlantic coast. That secondary area of low pressure steadily deepened as it moved northeastward into the Gulf of Maine by the 24th.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 17, 2020A modest low pressure system developed along the Gulf Coast on the 16th, with secondary development occurring off the Carolinas by the afternoon. An Arctic air mass was in place over New England as a strong high pressure anchored itself in the Saint Lawrence River Valley.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 22 to 23, 2023The second in a series of winter storms over the course of a week developed on the 22nd over the Gulf Coast. Low pressure moved northeastward along the Eastern Seaboard, passing very near the elbow of Cape Cod by sunrise on the 23rd.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 31, 2002Low pressure moving east from the upper Ohio Valley and a second low that formed off the New England coast brought moderate snow to Coos County, heavy snow to most of central New Hampshire, and a wintery mix of precipitation to southern parts of the state.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 1, 2002Low pressure moving east from the upper Ohio Valley and a second low that formed off the New England coast brought moderate snow to Coos County, heavy snow to most of central New Hampshire, and a wintery mix of precipitation to southern parts of the state.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, February 12 to 13, 2008An area of low pressure raced rapidly northward from the Carolinas on the morning of the 13th to the Canadian Maritimes by the morning of the 14th. The storm brought 5 to 8 inches of snow to much of the region, followed by a mixture of sleet, freezing rain, and rain.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, January 28, 2009An area of low pressure moving through the Ohio Valley and a secondary low developing off the southern New England coast combined to produce heavy snow across the state, with a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain in southern areas.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, November 26 to 27, 2014An area of low pressure developed off the Carolina coast on the morning of the 26th and raced rapidly up the eastern seaboard during the day to Nova Scotia by the morning of the 27th.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, March 23, 2024Early on the 23rd high pressure had built into New England, with its main axis settling across The County into Downeast Maine. Meanwhile low pressure was slowly organizing over the Southeast, lifting a warm front into coastal areas of the Northeast.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, February 15 to 16, 2025Low pressure began to develop early in the day on the 15th across the lower Mississippi River Valley. A warm front northeast of the low center sharpened and lifted north towards the New England coast by the evening of the 15th.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 2 to 3, 2025On December 2nd an upper trough was crossing the Great Lakes and becoming negatively tilted over time. Meanwhile a strong jet streak was lifting into the mouth of the St. Lawrence River and placed much of northern New England in a favorable quadrant for lift.
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 7 to 8, 1996A coastal storm moving northeastward from Virginia to Maine brought heavy snow to all except the extreme southeast corner of the state. Snowfall ranged from 6 inches in the Upper Connectticut River Valley to up to 16 inches in the central part of the state.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 3, 1999An area of low pressure moving northeastward from the Mid-Atlantic States brought moderate to heavy snowfall to to parts of northern New Hampshire where up to 7 inches of snow fell before the precipitation changed to sleet and freezing rain.
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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 2026-09-24.