576 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Hampshire, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A low pressure system moving slowly northeast from through the Mid-Atlantic States spread rain into New Hampshire during the afternoon of April 2. Heavy rain continued through the 3rd as the storm continued to move slowly northeast.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving slowly northeast from through the Mid-Atlantic States spread rain into New Hampshire during the afternoon of April 2. Heavy rain continued through the 3rd as the storm continued to move slowly northeast.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving slowly northeast from through the Mid-Atlantic States spread rain into New Hampshire during the afternoon of April 2. Heavy rain continued through the 3rd as the storm continued to move slowly northeast.
Read the full account →An unusually strong and slow moving coastal storm for mid April tracked to western Long Island Sound, before weakening slowly and drifting offshore.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system tracked across the region between the 9th and the 10th. The region was vulnerable to flooding due to saturated ground conditions and elevated stream flows from days of on and off again rainfall.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system tracked across the region between the 9th and the 10th. The region was vulnerable to flooding due to saturated ground conditions and elevated stream flows from days of on and off again rainfall.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system tracked across the region between the 9th and the 10th. The region was vulnerable to flooding due to saturated ground conditions and elevated stream flows from days of on and off again rainfall.
Read the full account →Low pressure developed off the New Jersey coast on March 5th, then moved slowly to the waters south of Cape Cod by the morning of the 6th. The system stalled off the southern New England coast on the afternoon of the 6th, and then drifted east of the Gulf of Maine on the 7th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Sandy merged with a strong upper level trough approaching from the west just off the mid Atlantic coast. The resultant cut-off low caused Sandy to retrograde towards the southern New Jersey coast during the evening of October 29th as it rapidly intensified to 940 mb.
Read the full account →A weak cold front dropping south through the region was the focus for afternoon and evening convection. High precipitable water values combined with weak shear to produced slow moving thunderstorms and very heavy rain.
Read the full account →Strong coastal low pressure produced rainfall of 5 to 8 inches resulting in county wide flooding of small rivers and streams across numerous counties in New Hampshire. Road washouts were widespread with major damage occurring to roadways. Homes and businesses were also flooded.
Read the full account →A stationary front located along the Canadian border resulted in 2 to 3 inches of rain during the evening of April 26. The heaviest rain fell between 8 pm and midnight.
Read the full account →An area of slow moving showers and thunderstorms produced up to 6 inches of rain in 3 hours resulting in flash flooding in several towns in southeast New Hampshire. Numerous roads were inundated by small streams and many were washed out.
Read the full account →Overview: An area of low pressure intensified rapidly as it moved slowly from the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving slowly northeast from through the Mid-Atlantic States spread rain into New Hampshire during the afternoon of April 2. Heavy rain continued through the 3rd as the storm continued to move slowly northeast.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moving slowly northeast from through the Mid-Atlantic States spread rain into New Hampshire during the afternoon of April 2. Heavy rain continued through the 3rd as the storm continued to move slowly northeast.
Read the full account →A broad area of low pressure approached New England from the west on the 28th and stalled over the region on the 29th. A second area of low pressure developed off the mid Atlantic coast on the 29th and intensified as it moved north on the 30th.
Read the full account →A warm and humid air mass was in place across the region on the afternoon of July 2nd with a stationary front to the west of the region. This set the stage for showers and thunderstorms which produced very heavy rain.
Read the full account →A coastal storm which was fed tropical moisture by the circulation around Hurricane Lily produced between 8 and 10 inches of rain throughout the County during a 30-hour period. Many homes and businesses were flooded.
Read the full account →Low pressure developed over north-central North Carolina on the morning of the 17th and moved rapidly northeastward. The low intensified during the day and passed to the west of the state overnight. The low was accompanied by a deep flow of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
Read the full account →A stationary front located through northern New Hampshire provided a focus for showers and thunderstorms to develop. Due to the slow movement of the storms rainfall rates were high resulting in flash flooding.
Read the full account →A stationary front located through northern New Hampshire provided a focus for showers and thunderstorms to develop. Due to the slow movement of the storms rainfall rates were high resulting in flash flooding.
Read the full account →A stationary front located through northern New Hampshire provided a focus for showers and thunderstorms to develop. Due to the slow movement of the storms rainfall rates were high resulting in flash flooding.
Read the full account →Low pressure developed over the Carolinas on March 13 and moved northeast spreading heavy rain over New England. Rainfall amounts ranged from 4 to 9 inches in southeast New Hampshire which caused serious flooding.
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