Aug 28, 2011
Hurricane Irene made landfall across western Long Island, NY and was downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it moved into and through New England. The center of Irene was located just to the southwest of New Hampshire at 5 pm Sunday evening August 28 and then travelled up the Connecticut River Valley to the northern border of New Hampshire by 11 pm. The storm brought a prolonged period of strong and gusty winds and heavy rain to the state. The high winds snapped or uprooted numerous trees througho
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 340779). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Merrimack County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.