Hail in Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Hail August 13, 2025 · Cheshire County, New Hampshire

1.25 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of ping pongs for around 5 minutes in Swanzey.

The wider storm

The region was experiencing well above normal temperatures, with high temperatures reaching the low to mid-90s. This created a very warm, humid, and unstable atmosphere. A pre-frontal surface trough moved into NH on the afternoon of August 13th, triggering numerous thunderstorms, a few of the storms became severe in nature. In addition, very heavy rain fell in Nashua area, causing some minor urban flooding.

Began near Webb (42.8800, -72.2300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292532. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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