Flooding in New Hampshire, April 13 to 20, 2002

Low pressure moving northeast from the Ohio Valley on the 13th brought 1 to 3 inches of rain to the northern part of the state. The heavy rain combined with snow melt to cause minor flooding along the Connecticut, Pemigewasset, and Saco Rivers.The Connecticut River at Dalton rose above the 17 ft flood stage at around 7 am on the 14th and remained above flood stage until 10:15 pm on the 20th, reaching a crest of 21.4 ft at 12:15 am on the 16th. At Wells River, the Connecticut River rose above the 11 ft flood stage at around 11 pm on the 14th and remained above flood stage until 4:45 pm on the 15th, reaching a crest of 11.2 ft at 11:30 am on the 15th. Additional rainfall on the 15th and continued snowmelt caused the Connecticut at Wells River to again rise above flood stage at 11:30 am on the 16th; the river remained above flood stage until 4:30 am on the 18th, reaching a crest of 12.3 ft at 11:15 pm on the 16th. At West Lebanon, the Connecticut River rose above the 18 ft flood stage at around 1 am on the 14th and remained above flood stage until 10:30 pm on the 14th, reaching a crest of 22.2 ft at 8:45 am on the 15th.The Saco River at North Conway rose above the 9 ft flood stage at around 4 am on the 14th and remained above flood stage until 7:45 pm on the 14th, reaching a crest of 11.5 ft at 11:30 am on the 14th.The Pemigewasset River at Woodstock rose above the 9 ft flood stage at around 9:30 pm on the 13th and remained above flood stage until 12:30 pm on the 14th, reaching a crest of 12.3 ft at 2:30 am on the 14th. At Plymouth, the Pemigewasset River rose above the 13 ft flood stage at around 6:45 am on the 14th and remained above flood stage until 10:15 pm on the 14th, reaching a crest of 15.4 ft at 1:00 pm on the 14th.