Tornadoes in NH are not normal

Dover, NH- Today, July 14th, 2026 a 10% hatched tornado risk has been highlighted for portions of northern Maine and New Hampshire. This is not normal. In fact, this is the first time in recorded history that a hatched risk has been issued for this region. 

Photo courtesy of NOAA

A second heat wave in two weeks is headed for New Hampshire. Intense humidity and high temperatures that feel like over 100 degrees will sweep through northern New England. This extreme humidity will collide with a cold front coming in from Canada. The combination of these weather patterns will lead to the threat of severe storms tonight. Damaging winds with gusts up to 75 mph, large hail and tornadoes all threaten damage to New Hampshire.

This is not typical summer weather. This is a direct result of the climate crisis. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, hotter temperatures and more frequent and intense heat waves are predicted in every region of the country through 2100. Increased evaporation is caused by warmer air. The more water is in the atmosphere, the more intense storms we will witness. 

These extreme heat events affect our most vulnerable community members the hardest and put a strain on our energy systems. This strain leads to blackouts and/or the use of peaker plants: fossil fueled plants that turn on only in times of high energy demand. Wildly inefficient and expensive, yet mostly small and inactive, peakers give us extra-high pollution rates at extra-high costs. We have better options. Visit our No Coal No Gas campaign to learn more.

The climate crisis will continue to ravage our communit. We must  transition to 100% renewable energy. A just transition will create millions of good paying union jobs and we already have the technical and policy solutions that we need to power New Hampshire with clean local energy from the sun and wind.