Thunderstorm Wind — Belknap, New Hampshire

2022-07-12 · near Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire

Event narrative

Severe thunderstorm outflow wind gusts downed trees and wires in Laconia New Hampshire.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure tracked to the north of the region across Quebec province, with a trailing cold front pushing westward across New England during the afternoon hours of July 12th. A hot and unstable airmass was in place across New Hampshire with above normal temperatures. A pre-frontal trough axis ahead of the surface boundary was the focus area of thunderstorm development. A broken line of Severe Thunderstorms developed bringing damaging wind and hail from the Connecticut River Valley across the state to the Maine state border.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1048537. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.