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New Hampshire, 2005

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

284events recorded173 in 2004
4deaths recorded9 injuries
$21Mproperty damage (estimates)$200K crop damage
5disaster declarations180 NFIP claims, $5.2M paid
← 20042006 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Winter93
Wind67
Flood63
Lightning32
Cold25
Hail3
Tropical1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2005 was 284 against 173 in 2004.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2005
Merrimack County30
Belknap County25
Strafford County22
Hillsborough County18
Rockingham County17
Sullivan County17
Cheshire County16
Carroll County12
Grafton County10
Coos County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
9 Oct 2005CheshireFlash Flood—$10,000,0002—
8 Oct 2005SullivanFlood—$3,000,0002—
26 Jun 2005RockinghamLightning———2
27 Jul 2005RockinghamLightning———2
9 Jun 2005GraftonFlash Flood—$1,000,000—1
27 Jun 2005GraftonLightning—$110,000—1
10 Jun 2005BelknapLightning———1
29 Jun 2005StraffordLightning———1
29 Jun 2005StraffordLightning———1
8 Oct 2005BelknapFlood—$1,000,000——
8 Oct 2005MerrimackFlood—$1,000,000——
10 Jun 2005GraftonFlash Flood—$500,000——
3 Apr 2005MerrimackFlood—$250,000——
27 Jul 2005RockinghamLightning—$250,000——
19 Jul 2005CarrollLightning—$200,000——
8 Oct 2005StraffordFlood—$200,000——
25 May 2005Forecast zoneStorm Surge/Tide—$150,000——
14 Jun 2005MerrimackLightning—$150,000——
29 Jun 2005MerrimackFlash Flood—$150,000——
1 Aug 2005CarrollLightning—$150,000——
8 Oct 2005Forecast zoneFlood—$125,000——
8 Oct 2005Forecast zoneFlood—$125,000——
8 Oct 2005Forecast zoneFlood—$125,000——
8 Oct 2005Forecast zoneFlood—$125,000——
3 Apr 2005Forecast zoneFlood—$112,500——
3 Apr 2005Forecast zoneFlood—$112,500——
9 Jun 2005BelknapLightning—$100,000——
12 Jun 2005MerrimackLightning—$100,000——
29 Jun 2005StraffordLightning—$100,000——
3 Apr 2005SullivanFlood—$100,000——
3 Apr 2005StraffordFlood—$100,000——
3 Apr 2005BelknapFlood—$100,000——
15 Oct 2005MerrimackFlood—$100,000——
15 Oct 2005StraffordFlood—$100,000——
15 Oct 2005BelknapFlood—$100,000——
15 Oct 2005SullivanFlood—$100,000——
29 Jun 2005CoosFlash Flood—$75,000——
3 Apr 2005Forecast zoneFlood—$75,000——
3 Apr 2005Forecast zoneFlood—$75,000——
24 Apr 2005Forecast zoneFlood—$50,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2005

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
26 Oct 2005DR-1610Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding6
19 Sep 2005EM-3258EmergencyHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation10
28 Apr 2005EM-3211EmergencySnowstormRecord Snow5
30 Mar 2005EM-3208EmergencySnowstormRecord Snow5
30 Mar 2005EM-3207EmergencySnowstormRecord And/Or Near Record Snow9

Flood insurance claims with a 2005 date of loss

180 NFIP claims, 135 of them paid, for $5,207,849.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.