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Forecasters Confirm A Tornado Hit New Hampshire On Monday: Watch
The National Weather Service says preliminary info shows a tornado, with 90 mph winds, hit Charlestown and Claremont, knocking down trees.
GREY, ME — Dashcam video caught a tornado on camera in the northwestern part of New Hampshire on Monday.
As thunderstorms were trekking across the state, at just before 6:30 p.m., the tornado struck both Charlestown and Claremont, bringing with it winds of up to 90 mph. The path of the tornado was about 330 yards wide and had a length of nearly 5 miles, officials said.
“Thankfully,” the National Weather Service said on Twitter, “no injuries have been reported.”
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According to a forecaster report, low pressure moved through the region with a warm front during the afternoon, bringing storms. A cold front then passed through the western part of the state during the early evening, along with a line of storms, causing the tornado.
The tornado started about two and a half miles north of Charlestown and ended 6 minutes later about a half-mile south of Claremont.
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Most of the state only received minor wind damage from the storms.
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