Hail — Hillsborough, New Hampshire

2025-09-06 · near Smithville, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm dropped quarter-sized hail which lasted for 8 minutes. Hail accumulated in areas of lawn with leaves and a few branches knocked down south of New Ipswich.

Wider weather episode

A late summer hot and unstable airmass was in place on the afternoon of September 6th across New Hampshire. A pre-frontal trough ahead of a surface cold front was approaching the state by the afternoon hours. Discrete thunderstorms developed across Central and Southern New Hampshire with most of them remaining below severe strength. A few storms became stronger and were able to produce damaging wind gusts and some large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295870. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.