New Hampshire Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/16/2026 15:59

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 6:59PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 16, 2026 - 3:59pm
Expires: 
April 16, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mont Vernon, or 9 miles west of Merrimack, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Manchester, Merrimack, Bedford, Milford, Hooksett, Amherst, Litchfield, New Boston, Mont Vernon, Lyndeborough, Mount Vernon, Wilton, Goffstown, Londonderry, Auburn, and Windham. This includes the following highways... Interstate 293 between mile markers 1 and 8. Interstate 93 between mile markers 12 and 23.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Merrimack; Eastern Hillsborough; Interior Rockingham; Western And Central Hillsborough
Forcast Office: 
NWS Gray ME