It’s been a decade since a tornado tore through 11 communities in New Hampshire, killing one person and damaging more than 200 homes in the state.
The tornado on July 24, 2008, cut a 50-mile path of destruction from Concord to Maine.
It focused on communities in the central part of the state. In Alton, it flattened a once-heavily forested area on its way to a mobile home park.
In Deerfield, 57-year-old Brenda Stevens was killed when her home collapsed. But she was able to protect her 2-month-old grandson.
The technology that meteorologists use to track severe thunderstorms has improved, and so have tornado warnings. The National Weather Service issues warnings when a tornado is reported by a trained weather spotter or when the winds show rotation on Doppler radar.