Wind events in Strafford County, New Hampshire The wind events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 180 wind events on record for Strafford County, New Hampshire, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 18 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 43 wind events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

Newest wind events on record

Jun 18 2026

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At STRAFFORD CORNER

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At STRAFFORD

Sep 6 2025

Thunderstorm Wind67 mph (58 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ESE of BERRYS CORNER

Aug 5 2024

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ESE of NEW DURHAM

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of FARMINGTON

Jul 16 2024

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of DOVER

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NW of NORTH ROCHESTER

Jun 30 2024

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles WSW of MADBURY

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNE of LEE. Damage estimate: $8 thousand

Jun 20 2024

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of MADBURY

Sep 8 2023

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At DURHAM

Aug 13 2023

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNE of EAST BARRINGTON

Jun 2 2023

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of FARMINGTON

Dec 23 2022

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles W of ROLLINSFORD. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SW of MADBURY. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

High Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

On record for the forecast zone

Jul 12 2022

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of EAST BARRINGTON. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

5 miles NW of MIDDLETON CORNERS. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles N of FARMINGTON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNW of NORTH ROCHESTER

Jun 17 2022

Thunderstorm Wind69 mph (60 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of MILTON

Thunderstorm Wind69 mph (60 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of MILTON

Jun 30 2021

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of LASKEY CORNER

May 26 2021

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNE of MILTON

May 15 2020

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of ROCHESTER

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives.

Wind events by year

Wind events on record for Strafford County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
1980s	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	7	0	14
1990s	0	1	2	2	0	2	4	4	8	9	32
2000s	8	7	7	3	4	4	10	9	4	0	56
2010s	13	3	6	4	4	1	9	5	4	2	51
2020s	1	2	9	3	7	1	2 (part of the year)				25

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Thunderstorm wind events are on record from 1955. High wind and strong wind events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan4 events
Feb6 events
Mar7 events
Apr2 events
May14 events
Jun34 events
Jul48 events
Aug19 events
Sep13 events
Oct13 events
Nov9 events
Dec11 events

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Strafford County by wind speed
Wind speed	Level	Events
under 58 mph	below severe threshold	123
58 to 73 mph	severe	25
74 to 95 mph	hurricane-force	2
96 mph and over	extreme	0

Magnitude for wind speeds (e.g., 81 kts, where 1 kt = 1.152 mph) can be estimated by damage caused or measured by official NWS-approved calibrated anemometers. Common measurement types include Measured Gust (MG), Measured Sustained (MS), Estimated Gust (EG), or Estimated Sustained (ES).

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The table has the events with a speed in the record. NCEI gives the speed in knots; 1 knot is 1.151 miles per hour.

Beside the other counties

Wind events on record: Strafford County beside the total of the counties of New Hampshire and of the United States
Measure	Strafford	All counties of New Hampshire	All counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 2026	180	2,634	637,939
Events for each 100 square miles	49.0	29.4	18.1
Events for each 10,000 residents	13.6	19.0	19.2

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More wind events on record

Wind events on record for Strafford County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
19 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	8	County
28 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
4 May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Oct 2017	High Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
20 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
31 May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Sep 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Sep 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Sep 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Sep 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jun 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jun 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Aug 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Nov 2013	Strong Wind	49 mph	$500	0	0	Forecast zone
7 Oct 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Oct 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Sep 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Oct 2012	High Wind	58 mph	$53 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
17 Aug 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Aug 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Aug 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jul 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jul 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Jun 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Jun 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	61 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Feb 2010	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Jul 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jun 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jun 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Sep 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Apr 2007	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Oct 2006	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
20 Oct 2006	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
24 Sep 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	52 mph	none	1	0	County
2 Aug 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Feb 2006	High Wind	60 mph	$20 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2006	High Wind	58 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
29 Sep 2005	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
27 Jul 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Dec 2004	Strong Wind	45 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Nov 2004	Strong Wind	48 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
5 Nov 2004	Strong Wind	39 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Nov 2004	Strong Wind	53 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Nov 2003	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Oct 2003	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
27 Jun 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Oct 2002	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
11 Sep 2002	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
5 Aug 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
31 May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
3 May 2002	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
10 Mar 2002	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
7 Nov 2001	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
6 Oct 2001	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
20 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Mar 2001	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
5 Mar 2001	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
10 Feb 2001	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
17 Dec 2000	High Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2000	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Oct 2000	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Apr 2000	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
28 Mar 2000	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2000	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2000	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2000	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
11 Dec 1999	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Dec 1999	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
2 Nov 1999	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
14 Oct 1999	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
6 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Mar 1999	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
4 Mar 1999	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
22 Dec 1998	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Dec 1998	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Oct 1998	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	5	Forecast zone
25 Aug 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 1998	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
29 May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
29 May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Jan 1998	Strong Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Nov 1997	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Jul 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Mar 1997	High Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
22 Feb 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Nov 1996	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
14 Oct 1996	High Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
19 Jul 1996	High Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
25 Feb 1996	High Wind	not recorded	none	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Aug 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Aug 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$5.0 million	0	0	County
11 May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Sep 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Sep 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 May 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Aug 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Aug 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Aug 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Jul 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jul 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jul 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jul 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Aug 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
31 May 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
31 May 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
31 May 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 1986	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 1986	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Aug 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jul 1975	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Jun 1971	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Gray - Portland, ME (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Wind events on record for Strafford County, New Hampshire". https://countyhazards.com/county/nh/strafford/wind/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Strafford County?: July has 48 of the 180 wind events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many wind events are on record for New Hampshire?: NCEI has 3,037 wind events on record for New Hampshire from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Strafford County compare with the other counties of New Hampshire?: The counties of New Hampshire have 29.4 wind events for each 100 square miles. Strafford County has 49.0.
How fast is the wind on record for Strafford County?: 27 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 2 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.