Strafford storm history

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.

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees, destroying one home and damaging others in Northwood, Nottingham, and Barrington. A police officer and several other witnesses observed a tornado on the ground near North River Pond in Barrington. Most of the property damage (estima…

Snow overspread the area on the evening of the 23rd as a warm front approached northern New England. In the late evening stronger lift arrived and snow became moderate to heavy at times through the morning of the 24th. Light snow lingered until the afternoon before tapering off. …

Snow overspread southeast New Hampshire on the morning of the 2nd. A nearly stationary band of snow set up north of the area through the afternoon, but light to moderate snow continued through the afternoon. Snow tapered off late in the evening on the 2nd. Snowfall totals range f…

Strafford County averaged 1.92 inches of precipitation in December, approximately 2.1 inches below normal. The July'December stretch was the 6th driest on record. Livestock producers in the county reported exhausting their winter hay reserves by late December due to the lack of a…

Strafford County averaged 2.27 inches of precipitation in November, approximately 2 inches below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 6 inches, making it the 7th driest stretch between July through November on record. By mid-to-late November, approxima…

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed large trees down on eastern shore of Ayers Lake west of Rochester.

Strafford County averaged 2.80 inches of precipitation in September, approximately an inch below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 4 inches, making it the 11th driest stretch between July through September on record. The USDM on September 30th had 1…

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 overspread parts of the southeast New Hampshire 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.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree and pole in Farmington.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees on Old Bay Rd. and Ham Rd. in New Durham.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a large tree on Nutes Rd. in Farmington.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed trees and wires onto vehicles in Dover.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a tree onto a house that caused minor structural damage.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed two trees onto NH-155 in Lee, blocking the Rd.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed multiple trees that blocked roads in Madbury, NH.

An early season heat wave impacted New Hampshire from June 17th through the 20th with the peak of the heat occurring June 19th-20th when excessive heat was observed through southern and central parts of the state. Heat index values reached above 105F across southern New Hampshire…

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 2 and 12 inches. Around 1100 AM snow changed to freezing rain and began to rapidly accumulate near sunset. With around 0.50 inches glaze, power outages increased quickly after 800 PM…

Snow squalls arrived in central New Hampshire during the afternoon on the 14th. The Skyhaven Concord General Airport reported visibility of one quarter mile with winds gusting to 32 mph. Later the webcam at Dover on Route 16 observed visibility of one quarter mile with a quick, l…

Light to moderate snow began late in the evening on the 6th. Several rounds of moderate to heavy snow with snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour occurred through the event, one early in the morning on the 7th with the initial mesoscale warm advection band, and a second late…

Severe thunderstorm outflow wind gusts downed branches, trees and power poles in Durham, NH.

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars in East Barrington.

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of ping bong balls south of Rochester.

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of golf balls in Rollinsford.

Convective outflow winds from a severe thunderstorm downed an old large pine tree and blew over a business sign near NH State Rt. 25.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed multiple trees at the Farmington Country Club in Farmington.

A hard freeze impacted the region shortly after midnight on May 18th with widespread sub-freezing temperatures. Temperatures ranged from freezing to the upper-20s. Dover reported a low of 28 degrees. The temperatures were some of the coldest this late in spring in over the past 3…

Rain changed to snow in the Lakes Region during the early morning on the 14th. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy at times, especially in the higher terrain. Snowfall totals ranged from 10 to 17 inches, with the highest totals observed in the higher terrain southeast of La…

Snow overspread portions of southeast New Hampshire 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 Atl…

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. …

Southeast New Hampshire experienced three periods of strong to damaging winds. One in the early morning hours of the 23rd generally had wind gusts in the 40 to 50 mph range. A second during the morning to midday period featured wind gusts around 60 mph. The final round of strong …

Road washout at 285 Nutes Road between McKegney Road and Cross Road caused by snowmelt and rainfall.

Multiple road washouts from heavy rain and snowmelt in Farmington on the morning of December 23. The reported washouts were at Reservoir Road after Mederboro Road, Russell Lane after Ten Rod Road, at 79 Hawthorn Hill Road, Poor Farm Road between Meaderboro Road and Ten Rod Road. …

Washout on Scruton Road near Blue Job Mountain.

Convective wind gusts associated with a thunderstorm squall line downed a tree on a moving car in Durham New Hampshire.

Convective wind gusts associated with a squall line downed a tree onto a vehicle in Dover.

On August 30th drought monitor, Strafford County was 36% in severe drought and 62% moderate drought. By the end of the month, 45% of the county was in moderate drought and 45% abnormally dry. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy rainfall with most areas re…

On the August 2nd drought monitor, Strafford County was 48% in severe drought and 52% moderate drought. By the end of the month, 36% of the county was in severe drought and 62% in moderate drought. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy rainfall with most ar…

Severe thunderstorm outflow wind gusts downed several trees across roads in the Milton New Hampshire area.