Power Restored To Thousands In Capital Region; More Storms Coming

CONCORD, NH — A strong line of thunderstorms will be running through the capital region and other parts of New Hampshire for most of Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS issued a "special weather statements" at 12:50 and 12:59 p.m. on June 30, 2019, warning of storms, high winds, and possible hail through tonight. The statement was good for Merrimack and other counties in the Lakes Region and North Country.

"Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with these storms," the statement noted. "Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle."

Concord has seen two storms today, so far. A warning of thunderstorms and possible hail was also issued for most of the state around 3:30 a.m. this morning.

Power Out In Penacook

Overnight, about 1,800 Unitil customers in Penacook and others in the northern part of the capital region communities lost power due to Saturday night's storm that, at times, was severe. During the course of the storm, falling trees damaged two primary power lines to a large block of customers, Unitil stated on Twitter.

"Crews first restored power to a large block of customers by performing a system reconfiguration," the company noted online. "We then fixed the downed wires which can often prove difficult due to pole location and equipment."

By 7 a.m., all of the customers were restored.

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