Jul 18, 2023
Scattered showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall developed across the White Mountains and areas northward on the afternoon of the 18th. Moist air supported torrential rainfall rates between 2 to 3 inches an hour, all of which fell over saturated soils. Localized flash flooding resulted where storms trained over the same locations.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1123807). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coos County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.