Western Hillsborough County New Hampshire ARES/SKYWARN     Reporting Criteria

What to report to NWS Taunton

• Tornado or waterspout

• T-storm winds 58 MPH or Greater. 58 MPH winds may uproot trees, and cause considerable damage to buildings
• Hail 3/4 inch in diameter or larger.(a quarter is 1 inch in diameter)

THESE REPORTS ARE CLASSIFIED BY NWS TO BE SEVERE.

OTHER PRIORITY REPORTS:

• Funnel or Wall clouds.
• T-storm winds of 40-57 MPH. 40 - 57 MPH winds may break twigs off of trees, cause slight damage to buildings, and blow shingles off a roof
• T-storm wind that causes damage to power lines, trees or houses.
• Any size hail
• Rainfall in excess of 1" per hour.
• Rainfall in excess of 2" in a 12 hour period with every additional inch reported for the duration of the event
• Rise of Streams Rivers or Ocean to near flood stage.
• Any flooding of roads which make them impassable, river/stream flooding, flooding to houses or businesses causing damage.
• Known deaths injuries or damage due to lightning.
• Any other damage or unusual activity in the storm.

THESE REPORTS ARE CLASSIFIED BY NWS TAUNTON AS STRONG.

REPORT ONLY:

• Wind gusts of 58 MPH or Greater.
• Rainfall amounts every two inches.
• Any KNOWN storm surge inundation of coastal areas.
• Peak wind gust for the entire storm.
• Lowest barometric pressure and time it occurred.
• Total storm rainfall amount.
• Structural and severe tree damage.

Wintertime SKYWARN Activation’s:

• High Wind Warning
• Flood Watch/Warning
• Winter Storm/Blizzard/Heavy Snow or Ice Storm Warning
• Coastal Flood Warning
• Reports can also be made for snowfall when an accumulative snow is in progress.

HIGHEST PRIORITY REPORTS:

• Damaging wind gusts of 58 MPH or greater.
• Flooding of streams, rivers and urban areas causing damage or roads to be impassable also ice jam flooding.
• Two inches of rain in a 12 hour period.
• Icing reports of 1/3" or greater.
• Snow reports in approximately two inch intervals and especially when the storm has passed.

OTHER PRIORITY REPORTS:

• Wind gusts between 40 and 57 MPH.
• Any changeover in precipitation type (i.e.: Snow to Ice to Rain, Rain to Ice to Snow).
• Any type of thunderstorm in progress.
• Rainfall in excess of 1 inch per hour.
• Any accumulation of snow one inch or greater when none is forecast otherwise snow accumulations in approximately two inch intervals and especially snowfall totals when the storm has passed.
• Rain when frozen precipitation is forecast.
• Minor stream or roadway flooding.
• Blowing and drifts snow closing roads.