Hail — Hillsborough, New Hampshire

2024-08-26 · near Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters with a few half dollar stones mixed in.

Wider weather episode

A cold upper level low moved across New Hampshire on August 26th. The colder temperatures lowered the freezing levels which allowed for abundant hail to fall out of developing thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. This led to numerous reports of large damaging hail across New Hampshire.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1214037. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.