Report: Tornado Hit NH Thursday

While yesterday’s quick moving storm didn’t last very long and produced a rainbow across Concord at its end, what was first thought to be a microburst appears to have been a tornado, according to the National Weather Service.

According to fire dispatch scanner chatter last night, a microburst was reported on Kearsarge Mountain Road in Warner at the height of the storm, blowing sections of roofs off buildings as well as other damage. There were no injuries reported at the scene.

NECN is reporting that the NWS has confirmed that “a small tornado,” not a microburst, touched down in Warner. Officials are still surveying the storm’s strength, according to the report.

The most powerful section of the storm struck the region at around 5:45 p.m. and sent sheets of rain down as well as brisk wind for about 15 minutes in Concord and then quickly dissipated after that.

According to WMUR-TV, residents in Warner reported the worst part of the storm at just before 7 p.m. A warehouse was damaged during the tornado.

A rainbow was seen at around 7:30 p.m. in parts of Concord.

Concord NH Patch will follow up this report when more specific storm information is available.