Belknap County tornado history

12 tornadoes touched Belknap County, New Hampshire between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Jul 24, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 9 people.

12tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

1killed · 9 injured

50.5 milongest path · 2008

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F14

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 24, 2008	EF2	50.5 mi	880 yd	2	1
Jul 6, 1999	F2	7.5 mi	—	0	0
Jul 3, 1972	F2	1 mi	40 yd	7	0
May 31, 1972	F1	1 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1960	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1995	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1978	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 13, 2004	F0	7 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 22, 2020	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 2014	EF0	0.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 24, 2014	EF0	—	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 22, 2020	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 24, 2014	EF0	—	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 2014	EF0	0.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 24, 2008	EF2	50.5 mi	880 yd	2	1
Aug 13, 2004	F0	7 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1999	F2	7.5 mi	—	0	0
Jul 23, 1995	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1978	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1972	F2	1 mi	40 yd	7	0
May 31, 1972	F1	1 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1960	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jul 24, 2008, EF2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Merrimack County, NH7 Strafford County, NH7 Carroll County, NH9 Grafton County, NH14 York County, ME14 Rockingham County, NH11 Sullivan County, NH7 Hillsborough County, NH20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Belknap County, New Hampshire had?

12 tornadoes touched Belknap County, New Hampshire between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Belknap County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Jul 24, 2008, with a 50.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Belknap County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (7 of 12). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).