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New Hampshire Flood Stories

576 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Hampshire, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood

Merrimack, NH · Dec 24, 2022

Beginning on December 22nd a powerful storm was developing over the Ohio River Valley. On December 23rd the center of the storm was deepening rapidly (974mb) as it lifted through the eastern Great Lakes.

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Flood$100K damage

Merrimack, NH · Feb 25, 2010

Strong coastal low pressure resulted in 5 to 7 inches of rain and caused moderate flooding on the Suncook and Lamprey Rivers in southern New Hampshire. The Lamprey River at Newmarket remained in flood through the end of the month.

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Coastal Flood$50K damage

Coastal Rockingham, NH · May 13, 2006

Bands of rain rotated around the periphery of a slow moving, but vigorous, low pressure system from the 12th through the 15th. Extremely heavy rainfall combined with rough seas and incoming astronomical high tides to produce localized coastal flooding along the coast of New…

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Flood

Coos, NH · Apr 26, 2011

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.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Merrimack, NH · Jun 30, 2013

A stalled frontal boundary was the focus for thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall on the afternoon of June 30th. 1 to 3 inches of rain fell in less than 3 hours causing rapid rises on streams in Sullivan, Merrimack, and Belknap Counties.

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Flash Flood

Cheshire, NH · May 21, 2024

An unseasonably hot and humid airmass brought unstable conditions to southern New Hampshire as high pressure to the east allowed warm air from the southwest to move into the region.

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Flood$50K damage

Rockingham, NH · Mar 23, 2010

A slow moving area of low pressure tracked north along the East Coast on the 23rd and then turned northeast, passing through the Gulf of Maine on the 24th.

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Flood$50K damage

Coastal Rockingham, NH · Oct 15, 2005

Heavy rain fell over New Hampshire due to the rapid development of surface low pressure well to the southeast of New England. Rainfall amounts ranged from around 3 inches in southern New Hampshire up to 9.26 inches at Pinkham Notch.

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Flood$50K damage

Interior Rockingham, NH · Oct 15, 2005

Heavy rain fell over New Hampshire due to the rapid development of surface low pressure well to the southeast of New England. Rainfall amounts ranged from around 3 inches in southern New Hampshire up to 9.26 inches at Pinkham Notch.

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Flash Flood

Grafton, NH · Jul 31, 2024

An area of low pressure supported widespread showers and thunderstorms on July 30th and 31st. Slow storm motions allowed heavy rain to fall over the same area, with high rainfall rates over 2 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Grafton, NH · Jul 31, 2024

An area of low pressure supported widespread showers and thunderstorms on July 30th and 31st. Slow storm motions allowed heavy rain to fall over the same area, with high rainfall rates over 2 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Grafton, NH · Jul 31, 2024

An area of low pressure supported widespread showers and thunderstorms on July 30th and 31st. Slow storm motions allowed heavy rain to fall over the same area, with high rainfall rates over 2 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Grafton, NH · Jul 30, 2024

An area of low pressure supported widespread showers and thunderstorms on July 30th and 31st. Slow storm motions allowed heavy rain to fall over the same area, with high rainfall rates over 2 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Grafton, NH · Jul 30, 2024

An area of low pressure supported widespread showers and thunderstorms on July 30th and 31st. Slow storm motions allowed heavy rain to fall over the same area, with high rainfall rates over 2 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Grafton, NH · Jul 31, 2024

An area of low pressure supported widespread showers and thunderstorms on July 30th and 31st. Slow storm motions allowed heavy rain to fall over the same area, with high rainfall rates over 2 inches per hour.

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Flood

Northern Coos, NH · Oct 17, 2005

Heavy rain fell over New Hampshire due to the rapid development of surface low pressure well to the southeast of New England. Rainfall amounts across the area ranged from around 3 inches in southern New Hampshire up to 9.26 inches at Pinkham Notch.

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Flood

Southern Coos, NH · Oct 16, 2005

Heavy rain fell over New Hampshire due to the rapid development of surface low pressure well to the southeast of New England. Rainfall amounts across the area ranged from around 3 inches in southern New Hampshire up to 9.26 inches at Pinkham Notch.

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Flood

Hillsborough, NH · Sep 7, 2008

Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall near the North Carolina/South Carolina border at 320AM EDT September 6. Hanna then moved north/northeast across the Mid-Atlantic states and southern New England September 6 and 7.

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Flash Flood

Cheshire, NH · Jul 13, 2023

A cold front moved approached New Hampshire from the west, bringing a line of showers and thunderstorms. The environment was a continuation of an anomalously moist airmass supportive of torrential rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Strafford, NH · Jul 29, 2021

A developing area of lower pressure crossed the state on the night of July 29th. Abundant moisture moved into the region ahead of this area of low pressure. Rain began by late afternoon on July 29th across the Connecticut River Valley.

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Flash Flood

Hillsborough, NH · Jul 29, 2021

A developing area of lower pressure crossed the state on the night of July 29th. Abundant moisture moved into the region ahead of this area of low pressure. Rain began by late afternoon on July 29th across the Connecticut River Valley.

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Flood

Hillsborough, NH · Jul 18, 2021

During the evening of July 17th an area of low pressure slowly moved east along a stationary boundary that stretched from New York to Massachusetts.

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Flood

Merrimack, NH · Jul 3, 2023

The first of many rounds of rain moved into the state by daybreak on July 2nd. Periods of moderate to heavy rain continued through most of the day before ending by evening.

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Flood

Rockingham, NH · Jul 2, 2023

The first of many rounds of rain moved into the state by daybreak on July 2nd. Periods of moderate to heavy rain continued through most of the day before ending by evening.

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