Power Outage in Union, NH

Winter Storm. 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 Lake Winnipesaukee. Power outages were widespread where snowfall totals exceeded 10 inches.

March 14, 2023

Winter Storm. 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 fell at an inch per hour at times. Light snow continued through most of the day on the 23rd. The wet nature of the snow allowed for weighing down of tree branches which led to approximately 7000 power outages in the county. Snowfall totals ranged from 10 to 16 inches.

January 22, 2023

High Wind. 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 wind gusts occurred with a band of thunderstorms as they moved across southern New Hampshire in the early evening. Numerous trees and wires were reported down in the area, and power outages approached 30 percent of customers across the county.

December 23, 2022

Drought. 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 areas receiving between 2.5 and 5.5 inches of rain.||Several towns instituted voluntary water restrictions. Hydro operators balanced needs of lake levels, hydroelectric power generation needs, and the discharges to maintain stream flow needs downstream. Most of the reported water quantity issues were from southern and coastal areas. Farmers without irrigation experienced stressed vegetation from a lack of rain and above normal temperatures in July. First-cut hay crop was near normal, but subsequent hay growth was slowed. Most streamflow stations in central and southern rivers with 30+ years of record were between the 10th-25th percentiles compared to normal.

August 01, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Severe thunderstorm outflow wind gusts downed a tree along with powerlines in East Barrington, New Hampshire.

July 12, 2022