Sullivan County, New Hampshire tornado history

7 tornadoes recorded in or across Sullivan County from 1955 to 2022, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Sullivan County

The Storm Prediction Center records 7 tornadoes whose paths touched Sullivan County, New Hampshire between 1955 and 2022. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 9 July 1962. The most recent was on 16 May 2022.

  • 7tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 130per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Sullivan County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0229%
F1 / EF1457%
F2 / EF2114%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Sullivan County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1960s.1950s11960s31990s12010s12020s1

The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s3
1990s1
2010s1
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May2Jun0Jul3Aug1Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun0
Jul3
Aug1
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Sullivan County

  • Strongest: Vermont tornado9 July 1962, F2, 7.7 miles long
  • Longest path: New Hampshire tornado4 May 2018, EF1, 37.6 miles long
  • Most recent: New Hampshire tornado16 May 2022, EF1, 4.8 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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