Thunderstorm Wind in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Thunderstorm Wind August 21, 1994 · Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Increasing winds capsized a sailboat during a boat race on Lake Sunnapee, drowning the captain. The winds, estimated at 50 mph, were apparently associated with a thunderstorm gust front. (M59O)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10335890. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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