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Flash Flood — Coos, NH

Jun 29, 2005

Property Damage
$75K

Tremendous rainfall associated with thunderstorms moving through northern New Hampshire caused many culverts to wash out. Radar estimates of over 5 inches of rain in 3 hours in Columbia, Colebrook and Kidderville damaged many roads. Golf Links Road, and Bungy Road were all damaged. A person in Colebrook had a 5 gallon pail in his yard that was half filled in just 2 hours.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5458016). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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