Scattered Thunderstorms Expected To Hit NH

GRAY, ME — The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for most of the Granite State this afternoon warning of storms on the horizon. The alert was issued at 2:50 p.m. on July 17, 2017. It runs through this evening.

“Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and early this evening could produce gusty winds, small hail and locally heavy rainfall,” the alert noted.

Merrimack, western and central Hillsborough, and interior Rockingham Counties are all covered in the alert.

The storms are currently in the New York area and are expected to intensify later today.

The storms are also expected to be “strong to severe,” the NWS noted on Facebook earlier today.

The latest weather conditions can be found on the front page of every Patch.com site in the United States including the 12 New Hampshire Patch news and community websites. Local, four-day weather reports for New Hampshire are posted on Sundays and Thursdays; alerts are posted when needed.