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Flood — Hillsborough, NH

Jul 14, 1997

A series of quick, heavy showers flooded streets, some cellars, and some basement floors in the city of Nashua's downtown area just before 6 PM. Storm drains and sewers just could not handle all of the runoff. A number of autos stalled out in the one to two feet of water in the streets. Extensive damage was reported in one building when sewers backed up.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5614027). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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