Flood, Northern Carroll
- When
- April 28, 1:15 AM EST to 9:15 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in New Hampshire, April 28, 2005
A cold front moved through New Hampshire about midday on the April 27th. Low pressure developed on the front along the coast of Maine late in the day and produced heavy rain across the area into the morning of the 28th.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
A cold front moved through New Hampshire about midday on the April 27th. Low pressure developed on the front along the coast of Maine late in the day and produced heavy rain across the area into the morning of the 28th. Conway reported 2.08 inches of rainfall from the event. The rainfall from this storm, in addition to rainfall from previous storms caused the Saco River at Conway to rise over its banks. The Saco River rose above the 9 foot flood stage from 1:15 am to 10:15 am on the 28th, reaching a crest of 9.46 feet at 5:15 am.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Maine, April 28 to 30, 2005
- Lightning Strike in California, April 28, 2005
- Hail and Heavy Rain in California, April 28, 2005
- Damaging Wind in California, April 28, 2005
- Strong Wind in New York, April 28, 2005
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 28, 2005
- Frost and Freeze in Kansas, April 28 to 29, 2005
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 28, 2005
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 28 to 29, 2005
- Flooding in Maine, April 28 to 30, 2005
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in California, April 28, 2005
- Hail in California, April 28, 2005
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, April 2005
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5451499.