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New Hampshire, 2016
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2016 was 168 against 187 in 2015.
Counties with the most recorded events
| County | Events in 2016 |
|---|---|
| Hillsborough County | 23 |
| Rockingham County | 19 |
| Grafton County | 15 |
| Belknap County | 14 |
| Cheshire County | 14 |
| Strafford County | 14 |
| Carroll County | 10 |
| Coos County | 10 |
| Merrimack County | 10 |
| Sullivan County | 10 |
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2016 | Forecast zone | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Coos | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7 Apr 2016 | Forecast zone | Coastal Flood | — | $95,000 | — | — |
| 9 Feb 2016 | Forecast zone | Coastal Flood | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Coos | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
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 2016
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2016 | FM-5123 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Stoddard Fire | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2016 date of loss
7 NFIP claims, 2 of them paid, for $76,178.
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.