Thunderstorm Wind — Grafton, New Hampshire

2024-06-30 · near Franconia Arpt, Grafton, New Hampshire

Event narrative

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed tree and large branches on the trailhead and golf course on the south end of Franconia.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance approached New England from the west during the afternoon hours of the 30th. A surface cold front associated with the upper level wave interacted with hot and unstable conditions to allow for numerous thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon hours. Some of the storms became severe with damaging winds and a few reports of large hail impacted mostly the Central and Southern parts of the state.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1192918. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.