Power Outage in Concord, NH

Rain changed to snow in the Merrimack Valley during the early morning on the 14th. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy at times, especially in the higher terrain. In the lowest elevations around I-93 snowfall totals were around 5 or 6 inches. In the higher terrain around Mount Sunapee snow totals were as high as 24 inches. Power outages were widespread where snowfall totals exceeded 10 inches.

Severe thunderstorm outflow wind gusts downed trees that snapped 5 power poles on Hooksett Rd. in Hooksett, NH.

Tropical Storm Isaias brought moderate impacts to Merrimack County due to gusty winds downing multiple trees and branches as winds gusted up to 45 mph. Multiple reports of trees and branches down led to scattered power outages with a peak power outage rate of 10% of customers in the county. A tree fell on a house in Epsom, causing structural damage to the home. No flooding was reported.

A severe thunderstorm downed power lines on Cross Mill Road in Franklin Falls.

A severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines on Josiah Bartlett Road in Horse Corners.

High winds associated with the remnants of Sandy knocked down trees and branches and caused widespread power outages causing an estimated $106,000 in damages.

A severe thunderstorm downed trees on power lines in Pembroke.

Trees and power lines down.

Tree down on power line.

Trees and power lines down.

Low pressure developed off the coast of the Carolinas early on the 13th. The low deepened rapidly overnight into the morning of the 14th. The storm became occluded off of Cape Cod and retrograded into the Gulf of Maine, where it stalled through the morning of the 15th. Given the later season nature of the storm, precipitation type was highly dependent on elevation and time of day. Snow began earlier for higher elevations, and it took until late afternoon and early evening for lower elevations to change to accumulating snowfall. Heavy, wet accumulations and gusty winds led to widespread power outages south of the White Mountains, with the Monadnock Region being hit the hardest. Power outages peaked around 80K, with the majority of outages across southwest, New Hampshire. After the storm occluded the precipitation intensity came down quickly and remained off and on snow showers into the 15th.

On December 16th low pressure develop near Chesapeake Bay and slowly moved northeastward along the coast to a position near Nantucket late in the day. Eventually low pressure moved into the Gulf of Maine on December 17th and continued towards Nova Scotia. Despite a climatologically favorable track for significant snowfall, the antecedent near surface air mass was marginal for snow south of the mountains. Temperatures aloft were cool and supportive of snow, but rain mixed in south of the foothills. There was a significant upslope and elevation component to snowfall totals when precipitation finally came to an end on the 17th. Due to the heavy wet snow, significant power outages occurred across parts of New Hampshire with 50,000 outages reported.

Tropical Storm Isaias was the first tropical storm to impact New Hampshire since 2011. The center of the storm tracked west of the state, keeping the flooding rain associated with the storm across New York. The primary impacts the storm brought to New Hampshire were gusty winds with widespread reports of wind gusts in the mid to upper 40s. Numerous trees and branches were brought down with scattered power outages across the state. An area of enhanced damage was concentrated in Carroll County as a squall line pushed through the region. Concentrated tree damage toppled 100s of trees with one fatality being reported as a large crashed into the home. Overall storm impacts were brief with a period of gusty winds from the south to southeast on the evening of August 4th causing most of the damage. There was no coastal flooding reported as the relatively minor storm surge of around a foot coincided at the time of low tide on the New Hampshire coast.

New Hampshire Weather and Hydrological Summary|October 29-November 1, 2017||National Weather Service Offices|Gray, Maine||An area of low pressure over the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, October 29th, intensified rapidly Sunday night and Monday, October 30, as it moved northward and moisture and energy from the remnants of Tropical Storm Philippe merged with the storm. The combined system brought high winds to much of New Hampshire Sunday night into Monday morning, with the highest winds in southern and central sections of the State. In addition, heavy rain accompanied the high winds over New Hampshire leading to both flash flooding and main-stem river flooding. The highest rainfall amounts were observed in the White Mountains. While the high winds and heavy rain ended during the morning of the 30th, flooding persisted into the late afternoon of November 1st.||The area from Carroll County through Hillsborough County had the greatest impact from the high winds. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted by the strong southeast winds leading to widespread and prolonged power outages throughout the area. Wet soil conditions, due to heavy rains days earlier, may have contributed to the vulnerability of the many shallow rooted trees. Observed wind gusts across the hardest hit areas generally ranged from 55 to 60 mph, although some areas likely had wind gusts in excess of 65 mph. Some official reporting sites included Manchester (59 mph), Whitefield (58 mph), Portsmouth (56 mph), Rochester (56 mph), Concord (51 mph), and Berlin (51 mph). Several unofficial sites reported stronger wind gusts. Wind gusts in the coastal marine areas ranged up to more than 80 mph. ||Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 5 inches across New Hampshire. Most of this rain fell within a 10-hour period from late Sunday evening through early Monday morning. Some of the higher official amounts include Livermore (6.91 inches), Berlin (5.23 inches), Gorham (5.13 inches), Waterville Valley (5.07 inches), Lyndeborough (5.06 inches), Pinkham Notch (5.05 inches), and Lincoln (5.05 inches). The heavy rain caused flash flooding in Grafton, Carroll, and Coos Counties and main-stem river flooding on the Androscoggin, Baker, Contoocook, Pemigewasset, Piscataquog, Saco, Smith, Souhegan, Suncook, and Warner Rivers.||By Wednesday evening, November 1st, all flooding had subsided. Power restoration efforts in the hardest hit areas across New Hampshire persisted for much of the week.

An area of low pressure over the central U.S. on the morning of the 13th intensified rapidly as it moved east to the Delmarva Peninsula by the morning of the 14th, and then continued to intensify as it moved northeast along the East Coast through the morning of the 15th. The storm brought heavy snow to all of New Hampshire with high winds leading to blizzard or near blizzard conditions across much of central and southern portions of the State. High winds and/or heavy wet snow downed trees and created numerous power outages across southeastern portions of the State.| |Snow began around 4 am in the southwestern corner of the State on the 14th and spread rapidly northeast. By 11 am, snow was falling throughout the entire state. The snow became very heavy throughout the State during the late morning and afternoon. Winds also increased during the afternoon leading to blizzard conditions in parts of the State. The following reporting sites officially observed more than 3 hours of blizzard conditions: Portsmouth (12:58 pm ��� 4:58 pm), Concord (1:51 pm ��� 5:17 pm), and Laconia (3:05 pm ��� 6:10 pm). The heaviest snow tapered off in southern and central sections of the State during the late afternoon and evening, but persisted in northern and mountain areas overnight. Gusty winds and blowing snow persisted into the overnight for the entire State.||Snowfall amounts across New Hampshire ranged from about 12 to 20 inches. Much of the snow in any given area fell during about a six-hour window with weather spotters reporting snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour. The heavy snow combined with the strong winds lead to whiteout conditions in many areas. Some of the stronger wind gusts across New Hampshire included 82 mph at the Isle of Shoals, 62 mph in Portsmouth, 45 mph in Laconia, 41 mph in Concord, 40 mph in Manchester, 38 mph in Whitefield and Rochester, and 37 mph in Keene. ||In the Seacoast area, the strong winds combined with heavy wet snow to cause numerous power outages. Farther inland, across Belknap and Carrol Counties, the strong winds downed trees onto roads and wires leading to blocked roads and power outages. Particularly hard hit was a section of Route 109 in the Town of Tuftonboro where downed trees snapped utility poles and brought down wires.

An area of low pressure moving northeast from the Carolinas on the morning of the 29th combined with a low dropping southeast from Canada to form an intense area of low pressure that moved through the Gulf of Maine during the early morning hours of the 30th. Much of New Hampshire received between 6 and 16 inches of snow with lesser amounts along the Connecticut River Valley. Along the Seacoast, most of the precipitation fell as rain with only an inches or two of snowfall accumulation. Inland from the coast and across southern areas, the rain changed to a heavy, wet snow which clung to trees and wires which resulted in scattered power outages. More than 11,000 homes and businesses saw outages due to the storm.

Strong winds developed behind an arctic cold front during the afternoon of the 24th. Winds gusted to between 40 and 50 mph across much of New Hampshire. Snapped trees and branches caused power outages throughout the region. Power companies reported that about 30,000 customers lost electrical service. In Laconia, one tree company worker was struck and killed by a tree as he was working to remove another tree from a roadway. In Concord where winds gusted to 58 mph, a large fiber communications cable fell across I-93 blocking the interstate highway for three hours.

On Monday, October 29th, Hurricane Sandy (and its remnants) tracked northwest from well off the North Carolina coast to southeastern Pennsylvania, making landfall near the southern tip of New Jersey. A band of heavy rain and high winds associated with Sandy moved northward into New Hampshire Monday afternoon and continued moving northward through the State Monday night. The high winds associated with this band of heavy rain downed numerous trees and caused widespread power outages. In addition, the heavy rains caused some road washouts in the State. By Tuesday, the remnants of Sandy had moved into western Pennsylvania, but the circulation around the weakening storm continued to bring tropical air into the region during the day Tuesday and into Wednesday. Localized heavy showers and thunderstorms developed in this tropical airmass Tuesday and Tuesday evening. Several of these thunderstorms produced damaging winds Tuesday evening. The shower activity diminished during the day Wednesday as cooler air moved into the region.||Winds across much of the State generally gusted from 40 to 70 mph Monday and Monday night. These strong and persistent winds combined with the powerful gusts to down numerous trees throughout the State and caused widespread power outages, especially across southern New Hampshire. Some peak wind gusts included 70 mph in Goshen, 62 mph in Londonderry, 60 mph in Portsmouth and Meredith, and between 50 and 60 mph in Concord, Derry, Newington, Fremont, and Rochester. Mount Washington had a gust of 136 mph and the Isles of Shoals gusted to 76 mph. In addition, on Tuesday, thunderstorm wind downed trees and produced damage in Northfield, Franklin, Andover, Plymouth, Meredith, and Canaan.||The most significant hydrological impact from the storm was due to the band of heavy rain that fell between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Across the State, this band produced 1 to 3 inches of rain in about a 6- to 12-hour period. This amount of heavy rain in the short duration caused some road washouts in the State. In the southeastern side of the White Mountains, rainfall totals during the 12-hour period were between 3 and 5 inches. Over the 48-hour period from 8 am Monday to 8 am Wednesday, rainfall Sandy totaled from 2 to 4 inches across much of the State with the southeastern slopes of the White Mountains generally reporting from 3 to 6 inches. One reporting site in Gorham reported more than 8 inches of rain during the 48 hour period. One man was killed in a mudslide caused by heavy rain. He was standing 5 feet from the edge of a 10-15 ft high embankment at a building site located on the steep slope of a mountain. Heavy rains from Sandy caused the embankment to collapsed causing a mudslide. The victim was caught in the mudslide and was washed into a ravine along with mud and boulders. Cause of death was attributed to blunt trauma to the head and suffocation due to the inhalation of mud and water.||Minor flooding was also reported on a couple rivers in the State. In Conway, the Saco River rose to 10.59 feet, 1.59 feet above flood stage. In Woodstock, the Pemigewasset River rose to 10.06 feet, 1.06 feet above flood level.||Severe convection developed across southern New Hampshire Tuesday evening, the 30th, and knocked over trees and/or caused damage in Meredith, Plymouth, Canaan, Andover, Franklin, and Northfield.

An area of low pressure developed off the coast of North Carolina Saturday morning, October 29, then moved north to just east of the Delmarva Peninsula by Saturday evening, and through the Gulf of Maine Saturday night. The storm brought a heavy, wet snow to southern and central New Hampshire. Snow began to fall across southern New Hampshire late Saturday afternoon, became heavy during the night, and ended before 7 am Sunday morning. The snow was mixed with rain along the immediate coast. The combination of the heavy wet snow and leaves still on the trees caused numerous trees and branches to snap and fall, causing widespread power outages. About 315,000 customers lost power during the storm, mostly across the southeastern part of the state. Some customers were without electrical service for almost a week.||Snowfall amounts were quite variable across the state with southern areas and the higher terrain receiving the most snow, and in some cases, record snowfall. ||In Merrimack County, the official NWS observed 1-day snowfall at Concord was 22.2 inches while trained weather spotters reported 25.8 inches in Bow, 21.7 inches in Dunbarton, and 20.0 inches in Chichester. In Belknap County, trained weather spotters reported 17.9 inches in Belmont and 17.5 inches in Tilton. In Carroll County, trained weather spotters reported 18.5 inches in Wakefield and 16.3 inches in Wolfeboro. In Strafford County, a trained weather spotter reported 17.0 inches in Strafford. In Rockingham County, trained weather spotters reported 14.3 inches in Northwood and 13.5 inches in Deerfield.

Low pressure developed off the mid Atlantic coast on the morning of the 25th and deepened as it moved north, reaching southern New England by evening. Ahead of the low, east winds rapidly increased across New Hampshire with numerous gusts in excess of 60 mph being reported. A record number of homes and businesses lost power. Utilities reported 310,000 customers without power during the peak of the storm.

A major storm system affected the northeastern U.S. from February 23rd through March 2nd. Areas of surface low pressure rotating around an upper level atmospheric system brought high winds, heavy snow, heavy rain, inland and coastal flooding, and coastal erosion to the area during the period. ||On Monday, February 22nd, an upper level trough moved east from the Midwest. As the upper level system approached the East Coast on Tuesday, the 23rd, an area of surface low pressure developed off the North Carolina coast and moved northeast to east of the Delmarva Peninsula by the morning of the 24th. As this low moved northeast, a very strong and moist southeast flow developed between the low and a large area of high pressure over southeastern Canada. The initial surface low hooked to the west as it rotated around the upper level low pressure system and gradually weakened.||By the morning of the 25th, a second surface low developed off the east coast and rotated around the upper level system as it intensified rapidly during the day. Like the first surface low, the pressure gradient between high pressure over southeastern Canada and the intensifying low brought a continuation of the high winds, heavy rain, heavy snow, coastal flooding, and coastal erosion to the northeast. The high winds brought down trees and branches throughout the area and caused widespread power outages and blocked many roadways. In addition, flooding damaged and/or closed many roads. Along the coast, the strong east to northeast winds caused tides to surge which led to coastal flooding in the flood-prone areas. In addition, the strong winds generated large and powerful waves that battered coastal areas and caused coastal damage and erosion.||The upper level low pressure system remained over the northeastern U.S. through the morning of February 28, and then started to move slowly northeast. As it did, a third surface low developed well off the East Coast, moved north, but then rotated northwestward under the influence of the upper level system. This third low caused the strong northeast winds to continue across much of New England, especially along the coast where the winds continued to produce large waves, and coastal flooding and erosion with each high tide. ||By the morning of March 2, the upper level system was located southeast of Nova Scotia and moving away from the region. Winds associated with the surface low gradually diminished during the day although tide levels remained high for several days. ||Precipitation across the state fell during the period in the form of both rain and snow. Snowfall across New Hampshire ranged from nothing along the immediate coast to 12 to 24 inches in Sullivan County and up to 24 to 48 inches in northern Grafton and southern Coos County. Snowfall amounts were highly dependent on elevation and the higher elevations had significantly more snow than lower elevations which mixed with or changed to rain.||Total liquid-equivalent for the storm generally ranged from 4 to more than 6 inches in Rockingham and Strafford Counties, 3 to 6 inches across Carroll, Hillsborough, and Merrimack Counties, and 2 to 4 inches across Belknap, Cheshire, Sullivan and Grafton Counties, with lesser amounts in the Connecticut River Valley. Precipitation amounts were highly variable across Coos County with values ranging from less than an inch in the Connecticut River Valley to more than 6 inches in the White Mountains.||Sustained winds and wind gusts were highly variable across the state with the strongest winds and gusts generally in the southern part of the state, but also dependent on elevation and exposure to east and northeast winds. Based on observed reports, most areas in southeastern NH likely saw gusts in the 50 to 90 mph range. The strongest gust reported was 94 mph at the Seabrook Nuclear Facility and a gust of 90 mph was recorded at the Isles of Shoals. Across the state, wind gust reports were generally in the 45 to 65-mph range. Official reported peak gusts included 94 mph at Seabrook, 68 mph at Portsmouth, 68 mph at Concord, 63 mph at Manchester, 49 mph at Laconia, 48 mph at Whitefield, 45 mph at Lebanon, 45 mph at Plymouth, and 44 mph at Jaffrey, 43 mph at Jaffrey, and 39 mph at Berlin.

A major winter storm brought a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to New Hampshire from the morning of December 11th to the morning of December 12th. The greatest impact in the state was in southern and central New Hampshire where a significant ice storm occurred. Following the ice storm, recovery and restoration efforts were negatively impacted by additional winter weather events that passed through the state. ||The ice storm was caused by an area of low pressure that moved northeastward along a stalled frontal boundary off the East Coast. Near ground level, cold air from eastern Canada funneled southward into the region on northerly winds. Southerly winds at higher levels of the atmosphere brought warmer (above freezing) air in aloft. Across southern and central New Hampshire, the thermal structure of the atmosphere was conducive to produce freezing rain and sleet. A mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain began Thursday morning across the state. However, as the northerly winds strengthened at the surface and southerly winds strengthened aloft, the precipitation changed to mostly a mix of sleet and freezing rain in southern and central New Hampshire. The freezing rain and sleet continued overnight and into Friday morning before ending. While ���melted��� precipitation amounts across the southern and central part of the state ranged from 1 to 3 inches, ice accretion to trees and wires in these areas generally ranged from about a half inch to about an inch. The weight of the ice caused branches to snap, and trees to either snap or uproot, and brought down power lines and poles across the region. About 400 thousand utility customers lost power during the event, with some customers without power for two weeks. Property damage across northern, central and southeastern New Hampshire was estimated at over $5 million.

Low pressure to the west of the forecast area and a weak southerly flow aloft set the stage for a major outbreak of severe thunderstorms which produced numerous reports of large hail in central and southern New Hampshire. Some of the larger storms also brought down trees and power lines. In addition, these slow moving storms produced very heavy rainfall and resulted in several reports of flash flooding.

Overview: An area of low pressure intensified rapidly as it moved slowly from the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th. The intense low over New York City in combination with high pressure over eastern Canada produced a very intense pressure gradient across the area which caused strong east to northeast winds to develop across the region. Over land, the strong winds downed numerous trees. The downed trees caused widespread power outages, especially near the coast, and numerous road closures. Over the marine areas, the strong winds caused a storm surge and large ocean waves of up to 30 feet to develop. The combination of astronomical high tides, storm surge, and large waves contributed to coastal flooding in coastal areas of the state and severe coastal erosion in areas south of Portland.|The storm also brought heavy rain to the region which, when combined with snow melt, produced widespread flooding across much of the region. The flooding of small rivers and streams was worst in southern and coastal areas and led to numerous road closures. In the mountains, the rain was preceded by heavy snow. Flooding was minor on most mainstem rivers. |The intense low drifted very slowly eastward from Monday morning through Friday morning as it gradually weakened. During this time, the pressure gradient slowly relaxed, the winds gradually diminished, and the seas slowly subsided. However, rain continued into Tuesday across the region and each high tide during the period brought a reoccurrence of coastal flooding and erosion to the area. Power outages persisted, and stream and river flooding continued across the region during this period. Many roads remained closed.|On Friday, April 20, high pressure built eastward from the Great Lakes ending the influence of the Atlantic storm. |Wind: The pressure gradient associated with the storm brought high winds to the region. The damage observed in the hardest hit areas was typical of wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph. While most observing sites reported winds below this range, topography, elevation, and exposure were likely factors in determining the amount of wind damage any location experienced. In addition, the heavy rain brought strong wind gusts to the ground level and contributed to the sporadic nature of the heaviest wind damage. In addition to the meteorological factors, damage from the wind was exacerbated because of the heavy rain that accompanied the wind and the soft, wet ground caused by the spring thaw.|The wind knocked over numerous trees and branches throughout the region and caused numerous and prolonged power outages throughout the region.| |Coastal Flooding/Storm Surge/Waves: The coastal storm hit during a period of very high (and very low) astronomical tides. In addition to the astronomical tides, the prolonged period of strong northeast winds caused a prolonged storm surge along the coastline. Also during this period, the strong winds caused large and battering waves along the coast. The storm tides and large waves caused significant flooding and coastal erosion. |In Portland, flood level is 12 feet. During the storm, storm tides reached or exceeded the 12 foot flood level during 7 tidal cycles. In addition, due to the large waves, coastal erosion occurred throughout the week of April 15th to 20th when the Portland gauge was above or near the 12 foot flood level. Communication was lost with NOAA���s Portland Weather Buoy shortly after 6 am Monday when it was reporting 31 foot seas.|Precipitation: Rain developed across New Hampshire Sunday morning and spread northward. The rain became heavy during the afternoon and overnight. By morning, 3 to 5 inches of rain had fallen over much of southeastern New Hampshire and 1 to 3 inches across much of the remainder of the state. In the mountains of New Hampshire, 3 to 11 inches of snow had fallen. Although the heaviest precipitation fell from Sunday afternoon into Monday afternoon, precipitation persisted into Tuesday. |Flooding: The heavy rain combined with snow melt to cause small rivers and streams in much of New Hampshire to flood. The worst flooding occurred on the smaller rivers in Rockingham county. The U.S. Geological Survey in New Hampshire reported that 5 river basins recorded all time record flows and 9 river basins in southern and southeast New Hampshire recorded peak flows that were equal to or greater than the 100 year recurrence interval. Of these nine river basins in New Hampshire, seven had recorded record flows just 11 months earlier during the Mother���s Day flood. Damage to infrastructure was severe (roads, bridges, waste water treatment plants, public buildings). Homes and businesses were also damaged.

A small but intense area of low pressure moved northeastward through the Gulf of Maine late on the 20th and into the Canadian Maritimes by the afternoon of the 21st. While most winds across the state were in the 35-45 mph range, winds likely gusted to near 60 mph in many areas. In Laconia, the maximum observed wind was 47 mph. The winds downed numerous trees onto power lines, houses, and vehicles. Public Service of New Hampshire reported more than 15,000 customers without electrical service while the New Hampshire Electrical Cooperative reported 8500 customers without service.

A very strong cold front raced across New Hampshire and western Maine on Friday, the 17th of February. Wind gusts of 60 mph or more were common with and following the frontal passage. Widespread damage occurred throughout the state with the majority of the destruction due to falling trees. Several roofs were also damage or blown off. Total damage amounted to $348,000. In addition, 70,000 homes and businesses were left without power.

High winds knocked down numerous trees and limbs, which, in turn, knocked down power lines throughout northern, central and southeastern New Hampshire. About 13,000 customers lost electrical service. Falling trees damaged vehicles and buildings, and blocked roads. Numerous trees were reported down in Berlin, Milan, and Lancaster in southern Coos County. A tree fell on a truck in Newport while another tree fell on an SUV in Meredith. A tree fell on a home on Route 113 in Madison. Total property damage is estimated at about $20,000.Columbia, in Coos County, reported a peak wind gust of 62 mph. Other measured peak wind gusts included 45 mph in Meredith (Belknap County) and 46 mph in Lebanon (Grafton County).

Winds from a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines down in the towns of Warner, Hopkinton, Concord, Bow, Loudon, and Pembroke in Merrimack County.

Widely scattered power outages were reported in isolated locations in New Hampshire due to strong winds.

Strong winds caused numerous power outages throughout the area due mainly to trees falling on power lines.

Strong winds downed trees and branches causing scattered power outages across the area. Wind gusts were generally in the 30 to 40 mph range with one gust at Whitefield, New Hampshire, reaching 49 mph.

Strong winds downed trees onto power lines and caused about 12,000 power outages across the region. A large spruce tree fell on a Jeep at Keene State College in New Hampshire. Winds generally gusted between 30 and 40 mph across the area.

Strong winds downed trees onto power and caused scattered power outages across the area. In general, wind gusts ranged from 30 to 40 mph across the area.

A strong low pressure system moving northeast from northern Maine to the Canadian Maritimes brought high winds to northern, central, and southeast New Hampshire. The high winds downed trees onto power lines causing widespread power outages. At the peak of the event early Friday morning, power outages affected 25,200 customers in more than 100 communities. Downed trees also temporarily blocked several roads, and caused property damage to buildings and vehicles.

A strong low pressure system moving northeast along the Saint Lawrence River Valley caused damaging winds over northern, central, and southeastern New Hampshire. The high winds downed trees and limbs causing property damage and scattered power outages. Downed trees damaged buildings and vehicles and blocked roads. Power outages affected 21,000 customers. Peak wind gusts were measured at 50 mph in Laconia and 47 mph in Rochester.

A rapidly intensifying area of low pressure moving northeastward from the Florida Panhandle on the morning of the 16th to the Delmarva Peninsula on the morning of the 17th to near Nova Scotia by the morning of the 18th brought a mixture of precipitation to the state. About 6 inches of snow fell in northern Carroll County with 2 to 6 inches across most of the remainder of the state, except Rockingham and Strafford Counties where accumulations were generally 2 inches or less. The snow changed to sleet and/or freezing rain in most areas before the precipitation ended. Across southern areas, the weight of the freezing rain caused branches and trees to fall onto power lines causing scattered power outages. Coastal areas and higher terrain were hardest hit.

Strong and gusty, northwest winds developed behind a cold front that moved through the area. A woman in Hampton Falls was injured when the wind blew down a 6 inch diameter pine tree. In Londonderry, a man was injured when the wind blew down a tree onto his car. Winds also blew down trees and limbs onto power lines in many locations, causing scattered power outages. About 19,000 customers experienced power outages. Peak wind gusts were measured at 47 mph in Concord, 43 mph in Lebanon, and 41 mph in Laconia.

Severe thunderstorms moving through central and southern New Hampshire knocked down trees and power lines and lightning from the storms caused several fires. Southeastern Rockingham County had the worst damage as numerous trees were downed by the thunderstorms. Trees were reported down in Alexandria, Gilford, Strafford, Newfields, Salem, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Stratham, Exeter, Brentwood, Epping, and Greenland. Lightning damaged structures in Stratham and Auburn and two people were injured by lightning as they stood outside their home in Hooksett. In Hampton, the porch of a building was lifted up and over the building on Ocean Blvd and landed in the street. In Stratham, lightning struck a 14 by 28 ft barn, causing a fire that burned the structure and equipment inside to the ground. Lightning also struck the fire station in Auburn causing about $5000 in damage.

A line of severe thunderstorms moving through New Hampshire produced severe winds that downed trees and power lines throughout the central and southeastern part of the state. About 18,000 customers lost electrical service during the storms. Trees were reported down in Madison, Salisbury, Haverhill, Woodsville, Claremont, Bow, Alton, Lempster, Wentworth, Jackson, Franklin, Kingston, Rochester, Warner, Newbury, Henniker, Newport, and Bradford. Lightning destroyed a storage barns in Laconia and Sunapee, and struck homes in Greenland and Stratham. In Franklin, lightning struck the tower of the opera house which housed city hall, causing an estimated $50,000 in damage.

Strong, gusty, northwest winds downed limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages which affected approximately 5000 customers. Peak wind gusts were 46 mph (measured) in Concord and 50 mph (estimated) in Derry.

Strong, gusty west winds downed limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. About 1500 customers were affected, some without electrical service for up to 10 hours. Most of the outages occurred in Barrington, Dover, Rochester, Farmington, Strafford, and Durham. Peak wind gusts were measured at 46 mph in Laconia and 45 mph in Concord. The strong winds developed behind a cold front that moved through the area early in the day.

December was another month in an unending string of drier than normal months. Precipitation ranged from 1.33 inches at Milan up to 3.38 inches at Laconia. The Palmer Drought Severity Index was in the moderate drought category at the end of the month. Lake Winnipesaukee was 63 percent below normal and outflow from Lakeport Dam was reduced to 30 cubic feet per second; this shut down 6 hydro power plants on the Winnipesaukee River. Eleven ground water monitoring wells reached new record lows for the month of December, with two of these reaching all time record low levels. Precipitation for the year was 29.98 inches below normal at Mount Washington, 17.90 inches below normal at Pinkham Notch, 15.24 inches below normal at Tamworth, 15.13 inches below normal at North Conway, 11.26 inches below normal at Epping, 10.11 inches below normal at Colebrook, and 10.04 inches below normal at Bethlehem.

Strong, gusty, northwest winds downed limbs and some trees onto power lines causing scattered power outages. Power outages were reported in several communities, including Sanbornton, Moultonboro, Bristol, Thornton, Belmont, and New Durham. No estimate of the total number of customers affected was available. Peak wind gusts were measured at 45 mph in Rochester and 39 mph in Concord.

Strong, gusty, northwest winds downed branches and some trees causing scattered power outages. Approximately 10,000 customers lost power during the event. More than half of the power outages were in the Rochester/Epping area. A wind gust also toppled a tree onto two parked vehicles in the town of Bristol. Wind gusts were measured at 43 mph in Lebanon and 38 mph in Concord.

Scattered severe thunderstorms across the southern portion of the state produced gusty, damaging winds and large hail. The winds downed trees onto power lines leaving an estimated 7200 customers without power. Numerous downed trees were reported in Nottingham, and downed trees also closed roads between Durham and Lee. Lightning struck a home in Rochester and ignited a fire that destroyed a new modular addition to the home.

Thunderstorm winds blew down large branches in the town of Henniker causing a power outage. Scattered power outages were reported throughout the state.

A powerful ocean storm moving north toward the Gulf of Maine on Thursday, March 22, brought strong, gusty winds to southeastern and parts of central and northern New Hampshire. Peak wind gusts were measured at 40 mph in Rochester, Portsmouth, and Whitefield.

A powerful ocean storm moving north toward the Gulf of Maine on Monday evening, March 5, and Tuesday, March 6, brought strong, gusty, northeast winds to southeastern and parts of central New Hampshire. Peak wind gusts were measured at 38 mph in Portsmouth and 36 mph in Concord.

Strong, gusty, northwest winds developed behind a cold front that moved through the area on Saturday, the 10th. The winds blew down trees and limbs onto power lines, causing power outages and scattered property damage. No injuries were reported. Power outages affected approximately 19,000 customers. Winds damaged the roof of the Mt. Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, and downed a tree that fell onto the Post Office building in Candia. Peak gusts were measured at 54 mph in Laconia, 51 mph in Whitefield, and 49 mph in Berlin, Concord, and Portsmouth.

A strong low pressure system over Newfoundland produced gusty, northwest winds over the Lakes Region. The gusty winds downed trees and limbs causing widely scattered power outages. A downed tree damaged a mobile home in Bridgewater. Another downed tree disrupted traffic on Route 3 in Laconia. Peak wind gusts were measured at 48 mph in Concord and 41 mph in Laconia.

A low pressure system strengthened as it moved across the eastern Great Lakes and into Canada. The storm produced a prolonged period of high winds across New Hampshire. Numerous trees were downed, causing property damage and temporarily blocking roadways. Power outages affected 10,000 customers. Peak wind gusts were estimated at 61 mph in New Durham.

A low pressure system strengthened as it moved northeast across New York State and into Canada. The storm produced strong, gusty winds across New Hampshire. The gusty winds downed trees and limbs, causing scattered power outages which affected approximately 16,000 customers. Peak wind gusts were measured at 54 mph at Laconia and 43 mph at Concord.

A strong cold front moved through the region followed by a prolonged period of gusty northwest winds. The winds downed tree limbs onto power lines, causing scattered power outages in a number of locations including Loudon, Meredith, Rochester, Bow, Franklin, and Ossipee. Sparks from damaged power lines ignited small brush fires near Bow and Center Harbor. Winds gusted to 41 mph (measured) at Rochester and 40 mph (measured) at Concord and Lebanon.

A low pressure system developed over the Mid-Atlantic states on Saturday, the 8th, and intensified as it moved northward into New England Sunday. The low produced strong, gusty, south to southeast winds Saturday evening and again during the daylight hours Sunday. The winds downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing outages that affected 26,000 customers and damaged the roof of a high school near Durham. Peak wind gusts at Concord were 49 mph (measured) Saturday evening and 38 mph (measured) Sunday. Peak wind gusts at Rochester were 41 mph (measured) Saturday evening and 40 mph (measured) Sunday.

Strong, gusty, southeast winds associated with a low pressure system moving northward from the mid-Atlantic states downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. Approximately 270 customers were affected. Also, the strong winds, in combination with the rain soaked ground, caused a pole barn to topple in the town of Madbury. Peak wind gusts were 54 mph (measured) at Portsmouth and 41 mph (measured) at Rochester.

Strong and gusty northwest winds developed over the state as low pressure intensified rapidly near Nova Scotia. The winds downed trees and limbs onto power lines causing scattered power outages. Approximately 3500 customers were affected. Peak wind gusts were 49 mph (measured) at Portsmouth, and 46 mph (measured) at Concord.