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Flash Flood — Strafford, NH

Jun 13, 1998

Three to eight inches of rain caused small rivers and streams to rise. Many roads were flooded and/or washed out. Campgrounds and some lakeside homes had to be evacuated. The hardest hit towns were Rochester, Salem, Portsmouth, Farmington, Windham, Ossipee, Meredith, Tilton, and Durham.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5675798). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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