Hail in Belknap County, New Hampshire

Hail July 20, 2025 · Belknap County, New Hampshire

1.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large hail associated with a severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of golf balls south of Laconia.

The wider storm

A surface cold front dropping down from Canada interacted with a very hot and unstable airmass in place across the state. Significant shear aloft allowed for some organized thunderstorms. One storm in particular in Sanbornton brought widespread wind damage due to wet microbursts.

Began near Laconia (43.4900, -71.4100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1288702. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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