Brutal Wind

ishoot308 · 06-18-2026, 04:43 PM

If you have a place or boat on the lake and are not there, you might want to check on it!

A brutal squall just came through and wreaked some havoc at my place on Welch. Snapped a couple umbrellas in half and tore the bimini off my pontoon.

Wind was out of the southwest, lasted about 5 minutes.

If you have a moored boat you will definitely want to check on it...

Dan

tis · 06-18-2026, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

If you have a place or boat on the lake and are not there, you might want to check on it!

A brutal squall just came through and wreaked some havoc at my place on Welch. Snapped a couple umbrellas in half and tore the bimini off my pontoon.

Wind was out of the southwest, lasted about 5 minutes.

If you have a moored boat you will definitely want to check on it...

Dan

We got quite a wind here too. I didn't think it was that bad, but it blew some chairs and tables around and really blew my vegetables and flowers.

codeman671 · 06-18-2026, 06:17 PM

Big tree and lines down between Ames Farm and Riley road. No power here.

ishoot308 · 06-18-2026, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by codeman671

Big tree and lines down between Ames Farm and Riley road. No power here.

Here’s a pic….

Descant · 06-18-2026, 08:36 PM

That looks pretty severe. Thanks for posting the pic. Hope the Tiki Bar is OK.
Chris

Broken Glass · 06-19-2026, 07:48 AM

Still no power on Rattlesnake Island this morning.

steve-on-mark · 06-19-2026, 02:25 PM

Aftermath on Round Island

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tis · 06-19-2026, 06:08 PM

Wow, was the house ok??

ghfromaltonbay · 06-19-2026, 08:06 PM

Looks like a micro burst on Round Island.

We had high winds on Thursday in Central NJ. My brother lost some panels from his carport roof. Here in northern NJ we had a 50 minute power failure from high winds.

steve-on-mark · 06-19-2026, 08:22 PM

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Wow, was the house ok??

Seems to be...owner was out there at the time.

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fatlazyless · 06-20-2026, 04:31 AM

About 40-yds of 6' tall construction fence surrounding the new Waterville Valley 18-hole mini golf, now being constructed, and new Sky Trail .... www.rciadventure.com/sky-trail/ .... got flip-flopped by the big wind, upside down.

Also, the 7-boulder water crossing on the west bank of the Mad River had so much fast rushing water that it was entirely submerged underwater and impossible to cross. Big, high, rushing river water, temp 50-degrees icy cold was very fast to happen, with this deluge .....

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tis · 06-20-2026, 05:26 AM

Well that's wonderful. They were lucky with all those trees snapped like toothpicks!

steve-on-mark · 06-20-2026, 08:29 AM

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Well that's wonderful. They were lucky with all those trees snapped like toothpicks!

He estimates 100 trees were damaged out there.

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Steve 58 · 06-20-2026, 09:00 AM

Cow Island got hit very hard.
Historical damage. The Idlewild (southwest) side suffered the most damage.

Slickcraft · 06-20-2026, 12:05 PM

LDS article:

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...a5101e48c.html

Alan

tis · 06-20-2026, 01:08 PM

That is horrible. I am so sorry for those who got hit so hard.

06-18-2026, 04:43 PM	#1
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,604 Thanks: 2,477 Thanked 5,501 Times in 2,159 Posts	Brutal Wind If you have a place or boat on the lake and are not there, you might want to check on it! A brutal squall just came through and wreaked some havoc at my place on Welch. Snapped a couple umbrellas in half and tore the bimini off my pontoon. Wind was out of the southwest, lasted about 5 minutes. If you have a moored boat you will definitely want to check on it... Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

06-19-2026, 02:25 PM	#7
steve-on-mark Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Epping, NH / Mark Island Posts: 1,963 Thanks: 193 Thanked 748 Times in 440 Posts	Aftermath on Round Island Sent from my Pixel 10 Pro XL using Tapatalk __________________ ....keeping " urban decay " out of photos for nearly 3 years!

06-19-2026, 08:06 PM	#9
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 864 Thanks: 275 Thanked 243 Times in 142 Posts	NJ got hit too Looks like a micro burst on Round Island. We had high winds on Thursday in Central NJ. My brother lost some panels from his carport roof. Here in northern NJ we had a 50 minute power failure from high winds.

06-20-2026, 04:31 AM	#11
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,251 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 314 Thanked 1,120 Times in 827 Posts	Does Waterville Valley have any wind & water? About 40-yds of 6' tall construction fence surrounding the new Waterville Valley 18-hole mini golf, now being constructed, and new Sky Trail .... www.rciadventure.com/sky-trail/ .... got flip-flopped by the big wind, upside down. Also, the 7-boulder water crossing on the west bank of the Mad River had so much fast rushing water that it was entirely submerged underwater and impossible to cross. Big, high, rushing river water, temp 50-degrees icy cold was very fast to happen, with this deluge ..... . __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

06-20-2026, 09:00 AM	#14
Steve 58 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 9 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Cow Island got hit very hard. Historical damage. The Idlewild (southwest) side suffered the most damage. Attached Images

06-18-2026, 06:17 PM	#3
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,638 Thanks: 225 Thanked 863 Times in 525 Posts	Big tree and lines down between Ames Farm and Riley road. No power here.

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06-18-2026, 08:36 PM	#5
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,656 Thanks: 1,448 Thanked 1,733 Times in 1,127 Posts	That looks pretty severe. Thanks for posting the pic. Hope the Tiki Bar is OK. Chris

06-19-2026, 07:48 AM	#6
Broken Glass Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atkinson,NH/Rattlesnake Island Posts: 167 Thanks: 339 Thanked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Still no power on Rattlesnake Island this morning.

06-19-2026, 06:08 PM	#8
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,041 Thanks: 803 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,056 Posts	Wow, was the house ok??

06-20-2026, 05:26 AM	#12
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,041 Thanks: 803 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,056 Posts	Well that's wonderful. They were lucky with all those trees snapped like toothpicks!

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06-20-2026, 12:05 PM	#15
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,406 Thanks: 1,271 Thanked 2,157 Times in 989 Posts	LDS article: https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...a5101e48c.html Alan

06-20-2026, 01:08 PM	#16
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,041 Thanks: 803 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,056 Posts	That is horrible. I am so sorry for those who got hit so hard.