New Hampshire storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in New Hampshire between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
8,403
Storm events
112
Tornadoes
1
Hurricanes
44
Deaths
Significant recent events in New Hampshire
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
High surf and rip currents impacted the New Hampshire Seacoast all weekend long as Hurricane Erin passed well off to the east with multiple rescues being recorded. A farther and son were caught in a rip current on the evening of August 24th at Hampton Beach. There were no lifegua…
In the Portsmouth region at the Seavey Island gauge, the tide reached 13.17 feet MLLW at 1212 pm. The storm surge was recorded at 3.33 feet. The Hampton, New Hampshire gage topped out at 14.20 feet MLLW with a storm surge of 4.20 feet. The water level at the Seavey Island and Ham…
An intense and rapidly deepening area of low pressure over the Great Lakes region (975 mb) combined with modestly high astronomical tides to produce the third highest storm tide ever in Portland (records 1912-present). In the Portsmouth region at the relatively new Seavey Island …
Light to moderate snow began late in the evening on the 6th. A mesoscale snowband lifted north but never quite made it into the White Mountains. The result was only occasionally heavy snowfall. Snow ended quickly once surface winds veered to northwesterly. Snowfall totals ranged …
Along the Seacoast of New Hampshire, the astronomical tide was 10.3 feet MLLW at 1030 am. The storm tide reached 13.2 feet MLLW due to an accompanying 2.9 foot storm surge. Flood stage is 11.0 feet MLLW in Hampton Beach. Significant flooding occurred in Rye and Hampton where ocea…
State police reported that a tree fell on a vehicle while traveling on State Rte. 11 in Sunapee New Hampshire. The collision caused a single fatality of the vehicle driver.
A hiker planned to summit Mount Lafayette in the White Mountains on November 19-20th. The hiker didn't return to the trailhead as planned on Sunday and because of the harsh winter conditions a search party was immediately initiated that evening. Because of the harsh winter condit…
A man who was attempting to hike in the high alpine zone of the Presidential Mountain range was unprepared for the extreme late season cold weather in June to include single digit wind chill values. The individual became cold, wet and unable to continue on the evening of June 18t…
Acworth was the hardest hit community during the flash flooding on July 29th. Localized rainfall amounts on July 29th approached or exceeded 4.5 inches in less than six hours. Reports from FEMA and State Officials list 75% of the town's 29 roads were damaged. Multiple bridges wer…
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center reported on February 3, a backcountry skier traveling alone was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche on Feb 1st. Search and Rescue teams recovered the body on the evening of Feb 2nd. The avalanche buried the skier more than 12 feet deep …
Damaging wind gusts caused by a severe thunderstorm blew over a tent where many people gathered for an outdoor event. At least 6 people where injured with minor injuries being reported by media outlets.
Tropical Storm Isaias brought the greatest impacts to the state of New Hampshire in Carroll County. Numerous snapped and uprooted trees along with broken branches caused downed power lines throughout the county. Carroll County was the hardest hit for outages with 30% of customers…
Slow moving thunderstorms produced 4 to 7 inches of rain which fell in less than 6 hours, causing serious flash flooding. Many roads were flooded and destroyed. Several homes were also flooded and damaged. Groton and Orange New Hampshire were the most seriously affected. In Groto…
A man and woman from Massachusetts died and 6 others had to be rescued when a strong rip current developed along the beach in Seabrook, New Hampshire. Both victims were administered CPR at the scene and taken to a nearby hospital. The 49-year-old man was pronounced dead shortly a…
A microburst from a severe thunderstorm downed numerous large trees around the Bow Lake area. One tree landed on a house near Bow Lake where eight people had taken cover from the storm. Six of the 8 were treated at the scene and 2 were taken to hospital.
Counties and zones
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Belknap (567)
Carroll (404)
Cheshire (756)
Coastal Rockingham (312)
Coos (361)
Eastern Hillsborough (116)
Grafton (774)
Hillsborough (597)
Interior Rockingham (270)
Merrimack (753)
Northern Carroll (311)
Northern Coos (277)
Northern Grafton (274)
Rockingham (535)
Southern Carroll (290)
Southern Coos (313)
Southern Grafton (290)
Staafford (1)
Strafford (542)
Sullivan (534)
Western and Central Hillsborough (121)