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Thunderstorm Wind — Merrimack, New Hampshire
August 21, 1994 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
0
Area
Merrimack
Event narrative (NOAA)
Increasing winds capsized a sailboat during a boat race on Lake Sunnapee, drowning the captain. The winds, estimated at 50 mph, were apparently associated with a thunderstorm gust front. (M59O)
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.