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Merrimack Police Department
Monday August 5th, 2024 :: 02:49 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:45PM

SVRGYX The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Cheshire County in southern New Hampshire... Southwestern Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 247 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Nelson, or 10 miles north of Jaffrey, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Merrimack, Bedford, Milford, Amherst, Hollis, Peterborough, New Boston, Antrim, Mont Vernon, Greenfield, Lyndeborough, Dublin, Francestown, Bennington, Harrisville, Nelson, Hancock, Goffstown, Mount Vernon, and Wilton. This also includes... North Pack Monadnock.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHESHIRE, NH ... HILLSBOROUGH, NH

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Address/Location
Merrimack Police Department
31 Baboosic Lake Rd
Merrimack, NH 03054

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 603-424-3774

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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