Hail — Coos, New Hampshire

2024-08-04 · near Stratford, Coos, New Hampshire

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters to half dollars in Stratford, NH.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance brought multiply rounds of showers and thunderstorms on August 4th, as amble low level moisture and instability was in place over New Hampshire. Most storms were strong with heavy downpours and gusty winds, with scattered storms causing wind damage along with an isolated area of flash flooding. Slow-moving showers and storms produced flash flooding across portions of southern New Hampshire. Heavy rainfall rates over 2-3' per hour resulted in local accumulations over 3 inches across the City of Manchester.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213985. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.