Strong Wind — Sullivan, New Hampshire

2022-11-30 · Sullivan, New Hampshire

Event narrative

State police reported that a tree fell on a vehicle while traveling on State Rte. 11 in Sunapee New Hampshire. The collision caused a single fatality of the vehicle driver.

Wider weather episode

On 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. Post frontal winds from the west were also strong immediately after frontal passage with wind gusts in the 45 mph range. Numerous trees were reported down across the state with 10,000 plus power outages. In Sullivan County a vehicle collided with a downed tree that caused a fatality.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1058775. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.