576 first-hand accounts of flood events in New Hampshire, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A very moist air mass was in place across the region on the afternoon of July 19th as a cold front approached from the west. Precipitable water values, which approached 2 inches, were 2 to 3 standard deviations above normal.
Read the full account →An area of thunderstorms produced 2.5 to 4 inches of rain in less than 3 hours which caused flooding and road washouts in portions of Hillsborough County. Cavendar, Kimble, Middle, Tannery Hill Road, and 19 Mile Roads in Hancock were washed out.
Read the full account →Slow moving severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding to Cheshire County. Westmoreland was the hardest hit area, where most of the town's roads were blocked off because of flooding, downed trees, and power lines.
Read the full account →Melting snow combined with an inch of rainfall causing already swollen rivers in New Hampshire to rise above flood stage. Moderate flooding occurred along the Connecticut River at Dalton.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front moved through New England on the night of October 13th before becoming nearly stationary and sparking coastal cyclone development over the region through Saturday October 15th.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Irene moved north through central and western New England bringing wind and very heavy rain to New Hampshire. This resulted in flash flooding on small rivers and streams in the mountains and flooding of small rivers and streams as well as main stem rivers farther…
Read the full account →A very weak upper air pattern was in place over the region on the afternoon of July 13th. Slow moving thunderstorms formed in the vicinity of a weak frontal boundary resulting in heavy rain and flash flooding in northern New Hampshire.
Read the full account →Intense low pressure moving north through the Hudson Valley swept up the remains of tropical storm Philippe on the morning of the 30th. Strong southeast flow east of this system across New Hampshire enhanced rainfall on the eastern slopes of the White Mountains resulting in…
Read the full account →Intense low pressure moving north through the Hudson Valley swept up the remains of tropical storm Philippe on the morning of the 30th. Strong southeast flow east of this system across New Hampshire enhanced rainfall on the eastern slopes of the White Mountains resulting in…
Read the full account →Low pressure developed south of New England and remained nearly stationary from the 12th to the 15th resulting in over 12 inches of rain in some locations in a 72 hour period. Homes and businesses were damaged extensively. Many roads were washed out and impassable.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall, most of it falling over a 100 hour period, caused widespread flooding across much of southern New Hampshire, where small streams and main stem rivers rose out of their banks.
Read the full account →Hurricane Teddy underwent extra-tropical transition to a strong 951 mb storm well off shore in the Gulf of Maine before moving north north towards Halifax, Nova Scotia. This powerful cyclone coincided with astronomically high tides.
Read the full account →A very strong shortwave and associated cold front were approaching from the west on the morning of July 1st. Ahead of the front, a very warm and moist air mass was in place over New England with values of precipitable water around 2 inches.
Read the full account →A very strong shortwave and associated cold front were approaching from the west on the morning of July 1st. Ahead of the front, a very warm and moist air mass was in place over New England with values of precipitable water around 2 inches.
Read the full account →A very warm and humid air mass was in place over the region on the 2nd of July. Precipitable water values approaching 2 inches were common across the forecast area.
Read the full account →A very warm and humid air mass was in place over the region on the 2nd of July. Precipitable water values approaching 2 inches were common across the forecast area.
Read the full account →A very warm and humid air mass was in place over the region on the 2nd of July. Precipitable water values approaching 2 inches were common across the forecast area.
Read the full account →A very warm and humid air mass was in place over the region on the 2nd of July. Precipitable water values approaching 2 inches were common across the forecast area.
Read the full account →Flooding occurred along the coast of New Hampshire on February 9th as an intense storm passed east of the Canadian Maritimes during a period of high astronomical tides.
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 →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 very moist air mass was in place across the region on the afternoon of July 19th as a cold front approached from the west. Precipitable water values, which approached 2 inches, were 2 to 3 standard deviations above normal.
Read the full account →A very moist air mass was in place across the region on the afternoon of July 19th as a cold front approached from the west. Precipitable water values, which approached 2 inches, were 2 to 3 standard deviations above normal.
Read the full account →A very moist air mass was in place across the region on the afternoon of July 19th as a cold front approached from the west. Precipitable water values, which approached 2 inches, were 2 to 3 standard deviations above normal.
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