CNN - Severe Weather

Frdxplorer · 07-24-2008, 12:18 PM

CNN just had the NH Emergency Management Dept. head on and he mentioned severe weather with possible tornadoes from Epsom through Wolfeboro. Any updates on conditions through the Tuftonboro area? Power outages etc?

rrr · 07-24-2008, 12:55 PM

Just got off the phone with Tuftonboro. Power was still on and it seemed like the worst of it had passed. He was surprised to see the pictures of Wolfeboro on the news.

DRH · 07-24-2008, 04:57 PM

There are reports of one or more tornadoes or other strong storms that hit the Epsom/Deerfield area shortly before noon today and then moved up through Pittsfield, Barnstead, Alton, New Durham, Wolfeboro, Wakefield and Ossipee. Some of those areas incurred serious damage such as downed trees and power lines and structure damage. In our area in West Alton we had no damage at all, just heavy rain. The storm damage did result in our power being off from around noon until shortly after 3:00 PM. Rt. 28 in south Alton near Stockbridge Corner Rd. is still closed due to the storm damage.

mcdude · 07-24-2008, 05:06 PM

WMUR Video of damage at Locke Lake in Barnstead
http://www.wmur.com/video/16979069/index.html
Lots of damage at Merrymeeting Lake in New Durham as well.

Rattlesnake Guy · 07-24-2008, 05:37 PM

Gal and I were driving up 28 today and were about 15 minutes behind the storm. After taking a detour around the closed section of 28, we saw the war zone in Barnstead or Alton and were so shocked we did not think to grab the camera. The damage was incredibly localized. Not the overall damage you see with high winds but huge trees snapped in half and then 100 yards later not even leaves and branches in the street.

07-24-2008, 12:18 PM	#1
Frdxplorer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: York, PA Posts: 234 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	CNN - Severe Weather CNN just had the NH Emergency Management Dept. head on and he mentioned severe weather with possible tornadoes from Epsom through Wolfeboro. Any updates on conditions through the Tuftonboro area? Power outages etc?

07-24-2008, 04:57 PM	#3
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,670 Thanks: 1,183 Thanked 655 Times in 173 Posts	Strong Storms There are reports of one or more tornadoes or other strong storms that hit the Epsom/Deerfield area shortly before noon today and then moved up through Pittsfield, Barnstead, Alton, New Durham, Wolfeboro, Wakefield and Ossipee. Some of those areas incurred serious damage such as downed trees and power lines and structure damage. In our area in West Alton we had no damage at all, just heavy rain. The storm damage did result in our power being off from around noon until shortly after 3:00 PM. Rt. 28 in south Alton near Stockbridge Corner Rd. is still closed due to the storm damage. __________________ DRH

07-24-2008, 12:55 PM	#2
rrr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Winter Harbor Posts: 214 Thanks: 75 Thanked 37 Times in 14 Posts	Just got off the phone with Tuftonboro. Power was still on and it seemed like the worst of it had passed. He was surprised to see the pictures of Wolfeboro on the news.

07-24-2008, 05:06 PM	#4
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,361 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,044 Times in 490 Posts	WMUR Video of damage at Locke Lake in Barnstead http://www.wmur.com/video/16979069/index.html Lots of damage at Merrymeeting Lake in New Durham as well.

07-24-2008, 05:37 PM	#5
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	Gal and I were driving up 28 today and were about 15 minutes behind the storm. After taking a detour around the closed section of 28, we saw the war zone in Barnstead or Alton and were so shocked we did not think to grab the camera. The damage was incredibly localized. Not the overall damage you see with high winds but huge trees snapped in half and then 100 yards later not even leaves and branches in the street.