On June 23, 2024 NH experienced its first tornado of the season which I posted about.
Storms came barreling thru Tuesday evening (7/16/24). The leading edge was super windy at 50-70 mph, depending on which part of the edge you were on. I experienced deep, rumbling thunder, frequent crackling lightning and heavy rains for about 15 minutes and then it settled down to a gentle rain for a few more minutes - which added up to about 3/4" by my rain gauge (much needed rain BTW, it has been very dry in my area). About 20 minutes later the sun could be seen on the western horizon.
Yesterday, the National Weather Service has confirmed that there was an F1 tornado produced by the storm that was on the ground for just under two miles in Lyme, NH. This is the second tornado of the year - and our average is 1 or 2 so we have hit our quota. Although some areas (including mine) were under a tornado watch and the possibility of straight line winds, no tornado warning ever issued. I'm not knocking the NSW - it is super challenging to "see" rotation especially in hilly terrain, where echos may not be accurate and some places are "blind" to the radar.
There were also a couple of confirmed micorbursts/straight line wind events, with wind speeds of 90 mph in a couple of different areas of the state confirmed. Between the all the events (tornado/wind), around 7 houses are uninhabitable, several more severely damaged, and lots of trees down and thousands experienced power outages.
Some people were mocking the severe weather watches on social media saying that "again" the news stations were hyping up the weather for ratings. I would rather be prepared / aware of potential issues as to have them blindside everyone (which then they would be calling for heads to roll).
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