Belknap storm history

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Ashland resulting in the death of a young girl and injuring her mother and brother as they tried to drive out of the flood waters in a local campground. Many roads were flooded or washed out in other areas of town.

A lightning strike injured 29 scouts and 1 leader at Camp Bell Boy Scout Camp on Griswold Scout Reservation near Gilmanton. All the Scouts were transported to a local hospital and were treated for burns, ranging from minor to serious. Several of the scouts were retained overnight…

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in the Laconia area washing out several roads and damaging cars and homes.

Precipitation began in the very early morning hours on the 29th, and began mainly as freezing rain except for a few spots that started as snow. The freezing rain was heaviest and accumulated most rapidly through the morning hours. It was around this time that trees and wires bega…

Snow squalls arrived in the Lakes Region during the afternoon of the 4th. At 318 pm the Laconia Municipal Airport reported visibility falling to 1/4 mile and winds gusting to 39 mph. The squalls lasted about 30 to 45 minutes before conditions improved. Snowfall amounts were gener…

Snow overspread the Lakes Region on the morning of the 2nd. A nearly stationary band of snow set up over the region through the afternoon, with moderate to heavy snow at times. Snow tapered off late in the evening on the 2nd. Snowfall totals range from 8 to 10 inches.

Belknap County averaged 1.85 inches of precipitation in December, which is approximately 2.1 inches below normal. The rainfall deficits since July grew to over 9 inches, maintaining its status as the 2nd driest July'December stretch on record. Lake Winnipesaukee hit below normal …

Belknap County averaged 2.12 inches of precipitation in November, which is nearly 2 inches below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew close to 7 inches, making it the 2nd driest stretch between July through November on record, the driest being 1922. Lake Wi…

Belknap County averaged 2.84 inches of precipitation in September, approximately an inch below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew to over 5 inches, making it the second driest stretch between July through September on record, the driest being 1948. Lake W…

Significant tree damage was located in Sanbornton, NH that was consistent with a wet microburst. Numerous eye witnesses expressed that the strongest winds occurred with the heaviest downpour. Damage was variable in the downburst area with a general southeast fall direction to the…

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

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a large tree crushing a parked car on Sawtooth Rd. in Gilmanton.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed trees on Stage Rd. and Fatima Rd. in Gilmanton.

Light snow overspread the area in the evening on the 15th. This continued into the morning of the 16th when an area of strong warm air advection resulted in a laterally translating band of moderate to heavy snow. This swept through the region by the afternoon of the 16th. Periods…

Snow overspread the area in the late evening on the 8th. Strong warm air advection resulted in a broad area of snow, but embedded within that area of precipitation a relatively narrow band of occasionally heavy snow developed. A very deep snow growth zone also led to a prolonged …

Snow squalls arrived over the Lakes Region during the morning on the 28th. At 811 am the Laconia Municipal Airport reported visibility falling to 1/4 mile and winds gusting to 35 mph. The squalls lasted about 10 or 15 minutes before conditions improved. Snowfall amounts were gene…

Snow overspread the Lakes Region in the late afternoon and early evening of the 19th. A band of steady moderate snow developed and remained over the area into the early morning of the 20th. Snowfall totals ranged from 5 to 7 inches. Key Impacts: Heavy snow.

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters in Dover.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree near Youngtown Rd. in Alton.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and wires near Halls Hill Rd. and Horne Rd. in Alton.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed trees and wires in Belmont, NH.

Snow overspread the area during the evening of the 3rd, heavy at times overnight into the morning of the 4th. Given the late season nature of the storm, much of the Lakes Region observed temperatures at or just above freezing in addition to the heavy snow. As a result much of the…

Snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour in the morning led to snowfall totals ranging between 8 and 22 inches.

Snow squalls arrived in central New Hampshire during the afternoon on the 14th. At 348 pm the Laconia Municipal Airport reported visibility of one quarter mile with winds gusting to 47 mph. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditions improved. Snow…

Light to moderate snow began late in the evening on the 6th. Heavy snow began early in the morning on the 7th as a mesoscale band forced by strong warm air advection lifted in the Lakes Regions and settled overhead into the afternoon. Snowfall rates in excess of 1 to 2 inches per…

The Suncook River reached moderate flood stage on December 18th following heavy rain and snowmelt. The basin average rainfall was around 4 inches, causing the Suncook River to rise to 12.1 feet at the USGS river gage in North Chichester. Several properties were surrounded by floo…

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters in Alton Bay, NH.

Heavy rain caused a washout on Avery Hill Road due to rushing water off steep terrain.

Heavy rain caused a wash-out on White Oak Road.

Severe flooding reported across Alton after 4 to 7 inches of rain fell on the 16th. Ground conditions were saturated ahead of this event due to multiple heavy rain events the weeks prior to the flooding. The hardest hit areas were in central and southern Alton where several areas…

Heavy rain between 3 and 5 inches caused a large sinkhole on Cherry Valley Road, cutting off some residents.

Heavy rain between 3 and 5 inches caused multiple washouts on Will Smith Road, cutting off some residents.

Heavy rain between 3 and 5 inches caused a washout on Vail Road.

A hard freeze impacted the region shortly after midnight on May 18th with widespread sub-freezing temperatures. Temperatures ranged from freezing to the mid-20s. Tilton reported a low of 28 degrees. The temperatures were some of the coldest this late in spring in over the past 30…

Rain changed to snow in the Lakes Region during the morning on the 14th. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy at times, especially south and east of Lake Winnipesaukee. In the lowest elevations, where winds were downsloping off the Ossipees, snow totals were around 2 to 3 in…

Snow overspread the Lakes Region shortly after midnight, early one the morning of the 4th. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy through the early afternoon hours. Snow quickly came to an end during the afternoon as low pressure moved into the northwest Atlantic and flow beco…

Light snow began shortly after midnight on the 28th. Snow remained generally light through midday. Snowfall picked up in intensity during the afternoon, where it became moderate to heavy at times into the early evening. Light snow lingered into the late evening before coming to a…

By the early evening on the 3rd wind chills were reaching -30 degrees. Ambient air temperatures continued to fall into the double digits below zero with winds gusting in excess of 35 mph. The coldest wind chill values approached -40 degrees early on the 4th before winds gradually…

Snow began during the evening of the 22nd. Snowfall became moderate to heavy at times during the morning of the 23rd. A mesoscale band of snow set up from southern parts of the Upper Valley east northeast through the Lakes Region. Snowfall had a high snow to liquid ratio, and fel…

Snow overspread the Lakes Region during the evening on the 19th. After midnight snow became moderate to heavy at times. While snowfall rates tapered off by sunrise on the 20th, snow lingered for much of the day as an inverted trough remained draped across southern New Hampshire. …

Road flooded NH 28 At Holmwood Dr.

Light precipitation began early in the morning on the 16th, with snow in the higher elevations and a mix of rain and snow in the valleys. Steady moderate to occasionally heavy snow started during the morning hours and continued into the afternoon. Some rain continued to mix in at…

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in Center Barnstead.

Convective outflow winds associated with a severe thunderstorm downed multiple trees off of Rt. 107 near Sawyer Lake Rd.

Severe thunderstorm outflow wind gusts downed multiple trees and wires on Winona Rd in New Hampton.

Severe thunderstorm outflow wind gusts downed trees and wires in Laconia New Hampshire.