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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fremont, NH

Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

41 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fremont, New Hampshire since 1851, 5 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Elsa in 2021. Since 1950, 33 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
5

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
36

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
33

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
1

1 deaths in all

What the records show for Fremont

The strongest storm to pass near Fremont was an unnamed storm in 1869, a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds when its centre passed 46 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1869, whose centre came within 6 miles. The record near Fremont begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Elsa in 2021, a tropical storm 52 miles away. The 1890s and the 1960s were the busiest decades, with 5 systems each. Of the 41 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Fremont has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 39% of the 142 New Hampshire cities on this site. The strongest of the 33 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 9, 1953; its path came within 8 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on July 24, 2008, killed 1 person. Of the 33, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on July 24, 2008. Fremont has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 71% of the 142 New Hampshire cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 60 times since 1967, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Fremont has more hail reports within 10 miles than 76% of the 142 New Hampshire cities.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fremont

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Fremont, New Hampshire, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
2021ElsaJul 952 miTropical storm (51 mph)Category 1
2013AndreaJun 855 miTropical storm (46 mph)Tropical storm
2008HannaSep 745 miTropical storm (52 mph)Category 1
2007BarryJun 531 miTropical storm (39 mph)Tropical storm
1999FloydSep 175 miTropical storm (54 mph)Category 4
1996BerthaJul 1418 miTropical storm (67 mph)Category 3
1991BobAug 1941 miCategory 1 (82 mph)Category 3
1985GloriaSep 2736 miCategory 1 (76 mph)Category 4
1976BelleAug 1070 miTropical storm (40 mph)Category 3
1971DoriaAug 2857 miTropical storm (53 mph)Tropical storm
1968Unnamed 1968 stormSep 1172 miTropical storm (55 mph)Tropical storm
1961EstherSep 2656 miTropical storm (47 mph)Category 5
1961Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15overheadTropical storm (67 mph)Tropical storm
1960DonnaSep 132 miTropical storm (69 mph)Category 4
1960BrendaJul 3117 miTropical storm (46 mph)Tropical storm
1959CindyJul 1174 miTropical storm (56 mph)Category 1
1954CarolAug 3115 miCategory 1 (93 mph)Category 3
1944Unnamed 1944 stormSep 1548 miTropical storm (72 mph)Category 5
1934Unnamed 1934 stormSep 923 miTropical storm (45 mph)Category 2
1923Unnamed 1923 stormOct 193 miTropical storm (49 mph)Tropical storm
1916Unnamed 1916 stormJul 2134 miTropical storm (54 mph)Category 2
1916Unnamed 1916 stormMay 175 miTropical storm (58 mph)Tropical storm
1908Unnamed 1908 stormMay 3112 miTropical storm (40 mph)Category 1
1907Unnamed 1907 stormJun 3066 miTropical storm (39 mph)Tropical storm
1902Unnamed 1902 stormJun 1731 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1899Unnamed 1899 stormNov 160 miTropical storm (52 mph)Category 2
1897Unnamed 1897 stormSep 2412 miTropical storm (43 mph)Tropical storm
1896Unnamed 1896 stormSep 1031 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 3
1894Unnamed 1894 stormOct 108 miTropical storm (59 mph)Category 3
1893Unnamed 1893 stormAug 2947 miTropical storm (60 mph)Category 3
1888Unnamed 1888 stormSep 1242 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1888Unnamed 1888 stormAug 2253 miTropical storm (49 mph)Category 3
1878Unnamed 1878 stormOct 249 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 2
1874Unnamed 1874 stormSep 308 miTropical storm (69 mph)Category 1
1872Unnamed 1872 stormOct 2773 miTropical storm (46 mph)Category 1
1869Unnamed 1869 stormOct 446 miCategory 2 (104 mph)Category 2
1869Unnamed 1869 stormSep 96 miCategory 1 (91 mph)Category 3
1861Unnamed 1861 stormNov 316 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 1
1861Unnamed 1861 stormSep 286 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 1
1858Unnamed 1858 stormSep 165 miTropical storm (71 mph)Category 2
1851Unnamed 1851 stormOct 1972 miTropical storm (46 mph)Tropical storm

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fremont: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.

Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fremont

By decade

  • 2000s2
  • 1990s3
  • 1980s1
  • 1970s5
  • 1960s13
  • 1950s9(1 EF3+)
Strongest tornadoes near Fremont, New Hampshire
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jun 9, 1953F38 mi1.5 mi0 / 5
Jul 24, 2008EF215 mi50.46 mi1 / 2
May 21, 2006F215 mi0.1 mi0 / 2
Jul 6, 1999F224 mi7.5 mi0 / 0
May 3, 1976F217 mi1 mi0 / 0
Aug 28, 1965F222 mi2 mi0 / 0
Jun 9, 1963F216 mi10 mi0 / 0
May 14, 1963F223 mi8.7 mi0 / 0
Jul 2, 1961F213 mi5.1 mi0 / 1
Jun 19, 1957F218 mi0.2 mi0 / 1
Nov 21, 1956F214 mi0.8 mi0 / 0
Aug 21, 1951F27 mi4.9 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 33, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Fremont

The Storm Prediction Center has 60 hail reports within 10 miles of Fremont since 1967, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 11, 2006. The most recent report is from May 3, 2025. June has the most reports, 24.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Fremont

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Epping, NH, 4 miles northeast of Fremont at 160 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 14°F. October is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 46.4 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (23.4 of 46.4 inches). September has brought the most of the 41 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (16); a normal September there has highs of 73°F and 4.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 154 nights a year. Snowfall averages 56.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 46.4 inches is more than at 23 of the 39 New Hampshire stations used on this site (59%). Danville, 4 miles south, has its own station (W Hampstead, NH): 46.7 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.

Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Seavey Island, ME, 21 miles east, averaged 64°F in August and 37°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F. Sea level at the Seavey Island tide gauge, 21 miles from Fremont, has risen 0.87 ± 0.04 inches per decade from 1926 to 2025, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 8.7 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 48 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Epping, NH
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow inWater °F
Jan33143.2715.240
Feb36163.3613.937
Mar44244.279.940
Apr57344.272.844
May68443.880.052
Jun76544.080.058
Jul82593.570.061
Aug81573.560.064
Sep73504.060.062
Oct61384.770.157
Nov49303.771.650
Dec38214.3813.143
Year583746.48456.651

Averages for 1991–2020 at Epping, NH (160 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Seavey Island, ME, from NOAA Tides & Currents. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.

Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Fremont

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 88 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fremont: 84 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 24, 1999.

  • August 7, 2018: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Fremont — 1 injured.

  • April 16, 2007: flood 4 miles from the centre of Fremont — $1.0 million damage.

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.

Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings

Flood insurance policyholders in Fremont's ZIP code 03044 have filed 47 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1996, and were paid $908,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 17. 26% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 60 New Hampshire cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 41 have fewer than Fremont.

Rockingham County, which includes Fremont, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 6 snowstorms, 5 floods, 5 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, on July 10, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Rockingham County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for coastal flooding; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $89.8 million a year, the 2nd highest of 10 New Hampshire counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $54.0 million (60%), is from inland flooding.

Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.

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