List of disasters in New Hampshire by death toll

This is a list of known disasters that have occurred in New Hampshire, organized by death toll. Historically documented events that caused 10 or more deaths are included.

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Some of the events occurred prior to New Hampshire becoming a U.S. state.
Acts of war are generally excluded, such as the French and Indian Wars, although specific localized events, such as the Raid on Oyster River, are included.
Annual deaths from influenza ("flu season") are excluded unless they reached pandemic level per the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS). Every flu season with a summary report available online from DHHSÃ¢ÂÂcurrently 2012Ã¢ÂÂ2013 through 2019Ã¢ÂÂ2020Ã¢ÂÂhad at least 10 "influenza-associated" deaths in New Hampshire.
Some of the events occurred in the Atlantic Ocean, at varying distances from land (such distances, when known, are provided via footnote).

Disasters with incomplete information

The New Hampshire death tolls for these regional events, which are known to have caused 10 or more deaths in the neighboring state of Massachusetts, are currently lacking.

1896 Eastern North America heat wave Ã¢ÂÂ caused the deaths of at least four people in Nashua, and about 1,500 people in total
1911 Eastern North America heat wave Ã¢ÂÂ caused the deaths of 380 to 2000 people in total

Disasters not included

These notable events are not included in the main list, but have some association with New Hampshire.

In April 1963, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) departed from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, and sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, resulting in the loss of 129 lives.
In July 1973, Delta Air Lines Flight 723 crashed while attempting to land at Logan International Airport in Boston, resulting in 89 fatalities; the flight originated in Burlington, Vermont, and made an intermediate stop in Manchester before the incident.

Disasters at notable locations

These events at notable New Hampshire locations had multiple fatalities, although fewer than 10, thus are not included in the main list.

In August 1826, a landslide near Willey House at Crawford Notch in the White Mountains resulted in nine deaths.
In September 1967, eight passengers were killed and 72 injured after a locomotive of the Mount Washington Cog Railway derailed and a passenger car slid several hundred feet into a large rock.

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