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Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
10
Tornado reports
170
Hail reports
33
Floods since 1996
544
All events
5
Deaths
$20.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Rockingham County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 10 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
An E-F2 tornado touched down about 5 miles southwest of Northwood Narrows and moved north northeast for a little over 5 miles before crossing into Merrimack County. Numerous trees were downed and many homes were damaged or destroyed. A woman was killed when the house she was in c…
Heavy rain caused widespread flooding on small rivers and streams throughout Rockingham County. Damage to property and infrastructure reached 1.2 million dollars.
Heavy rain of 5 to 8 inches resulted in county wide fllooding of small rivers and streams in Rockingham County. This was the hardest hit area in New Hampshire with damages totaling over 4 million dollars.
Hail Hail
Severe thunderstorms dropped hail the size of half dollars in Auburn.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a tree down on Southington Rd. in Kensington. One lane closed during time of report.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds gusted up to 65 mph in South Hampton.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed multiple trees throughout Portsmouth, blocking roads.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed several trees and powerlines in Derry.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a tree completely blocking North Lowell Road in the area of Camelot Road in Windham.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed trees blocking Wilsons Crossing Road in Auburn, NH.
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Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree partially blocking Epping St. in Raymond.
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Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed two mature trees south of Londonderry.
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A severe thunderstorm outflow boundary snapped a tree in half and downed others near Watsons Ln. on Mill Rd. partially blocking traffic in Hampton.
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A severe thunderstorm outflow boundary downed a tree onto a home on the 70-block of Kings Hwy. in Hampton Beach.
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Personal weather station KNHNEWHA17 gusted to 58 mph in New Castle.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed tress on west side of Derry and near State Route 28.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in Kensington, NH.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in Kensington, NH.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in North Hampton.
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Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees on Nason Rd. in Hampton Falls.
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Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large pine blocking one lane on NH Rt. 101, with an additional 15 trees down on the side of the road.
Hail Hail
A server thunderstorm dropped hail the size of golf balls in Chester, with hail lasting over 5 minutes.
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Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed tress and wires on Shore Dr., Birth St and Harvey Lake Rd.
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Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees on Blueberry Hill Rd. in Fremont.
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Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree that blocked Derry Rd. in Chester.
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Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree across old Auburn Rd. in Chester.
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Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree blocking Hall Rd. in Fremont.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a tree onto wires in Plaistow.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed trees on South Main St by Old Town Rd. in Newton.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed trees on South Main St by Old Town Rd. in Newton.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a tree on Exeter Rd. and blew over a flag pole in Hampton.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a tree and closed a road in Plaistow.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed trees on the shoulder of Main St. in Candia. Trees also blocked the Rockingham Rail Trail in multiple locations.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed multiple trees in the Durham area.
Hail Hail
A supercell severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of golf balls on RT. 101 in Epping.
Hail Hail
A supercell thunderstorm dropped hail the size of golf balls on Portsmouth Ave. in Greenland.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed trees and wires in Epping, NH.
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A wet microburst from a collapsing supercell blew down a significant number of trees causing close to a hundred snapped trees in Durham, NH. Significant power outages also occurred in this area.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters in Newington.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds caused a few downed trees that blocked Willowbrook Ave. in Stratham.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds caused several downed trees and wires on Stratham Lane at Dearborn Rd. in Greenland.
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Severe thunderstorm outflow winds caused downed trees and wires on Halls Mill Rd. in Newfield.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A coastal front was established along coastal Rockingham County that became the focus for localized moderate to heavy rain through the morning hours of January 13th. The increased rainfall rates with rainfall totals of 2 inches on already saturated ground led to rapid runoff of s…
Flood Flood
Heavy rain of 2 to 4 inches fell across Rockingham County. The frozen ground caused several low lying roads to flood. Those included Colby Road from Deerlick Road to NH-111A in Danville, NH 121A in Chester, NH 43 from Cotton Road to NH-107 in Deerfield, NH-27 from Harriman Hill R…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 19 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 15 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 44 | 1 |
| 2007 | 50 | 0 |
| 2006 | 45 | 1 |
| 2005 | 17 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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