Flash Flood, Grafton
- When
- June 9, 9:00 PM EST to June 10, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Grafton County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -71.883
Flash Flood in New Hampshire, June 9 to 10, 2005
A stationary front was located through New Hampshire in an East-West orientation. Thunderstorms fired on the front during the evening hours and remained nearly stationary through Grafton county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- 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 stationary front was located through New Hampshire in an East-West orientation. Thunderstorms fired on the front during the evening hours and remained nearly stationary through Grafton county. Radar indicated 3 to 5+ inches of rain in 3 hours. The intense runoff caused much road damage in towns in southern Grafton county. One driver was injured when he drove his pickup truck through a washed out section of route 118, in Canaan. A woman was rescued by boat from her North Groton road home in Hebron when the Cockermouth River overflowed its banks. Many homes (20) were isolated until roads could be repaired due to washouts. The Groton town library flooded destroying many books, a fuel tank and new playground equipment that had just been purchased. Hanover reported many roads in the northern part of town had washed out.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Gray, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 9, 8:39 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 8:39 PM EST, 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 3:31 AM EST, 17 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 431 AM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 ANZ150-MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-100830- ANDROSCOGGIN ME-BELKNAP NH-CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-COASTAL CUMBERLAND ME- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM NH-COASTAL WALDO ME-COASTAL YORK ME- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND ME-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM NH-INTERIOR WALDO ME- INTERIOR YORK ME-KENNEBEC ME-KNOX ME-LINCOLN ME-MERRIMACK NH- NORTHERN CARROLL NH-NORTHERN COOS NH-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME- NORTHERN GRAFTON NH-NORTHERN OXFORD ME-SAGADAHOC ME- SOUTHERN CARROLL NH-SOUTHERN COOS NH-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN ME- SOUTHERN GRAFTON NH-SOUTHERN OXFORD ME-SOUTHERN SOMERSET ME- STRAFFORD NH-SULLIVAN NH- COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON (DEER ISLE) ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT 25 NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALFRED...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...BATH... BELFAST...BERLIN...BETHEL...BETHLEHEM...BIDDEFORD... BOOTHBAY HARBOR...BRIDGTON...BRUNSWICK...CAMDEN...CLAREMONT... COBURN GORE...COLEBROOK...CONCORD...CONWAY...DAMARISCOTTA...DERRY... DOVER...DURHAM...EUSTIS...EXETER...FAIRFIELD...FARMINGTON... FRANKLIN...FRYEBURG...GARDINER...HAMPTON...HENNIKER...JACKMAN... KITTERY...LACONIA...LANCASTER...LEBANON...LEWISTON...LINCOLN... LINCOLNVILLE...LITTLETON...MECHANIC FALLS...MEREDITH... MOULTONBOROUGH...NAPLES...NEW LONDON...NORTH WINDHAM...NORTHWOOD... OAKLAND...OSSIPEE...PITTSFIELD...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...PORTSMOUTH... RANGELEY...ROCHESTER...ROCKLAND...RUMFORD...SALEM...SANFORD... SEARSPORT...SKOWHEGAN...SOUTH PARIS...SOUTH PORTLAND...THORNDIKE... TOPSHAM...TURNER...WATERVILLE...WESTBROOK...WISCASSET AND WOODSVILLE 431 AM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MAINE AND NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:23 PM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 723 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 NHZ004-006-100122- NORTHERN CARROLL NH-SOUTHERN CARROLL NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONWAY...MOULTONBOROUGH AND OSSIPEE 723 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT CARROLL COUNTY BETWEEN 730 PM AND 845 PM... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS CARROLL COUNTY FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE STRONGEST STORMS AFFECT JACKSON...CONWAY...ALBANY AND MADISON...EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...UP TO ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL WITH THESE STORMS. THIS MUCH RAIN MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING...AS WELL AS SHARP RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE THIS EVENING IN CARROLL COUNTY...BE ON THE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. HAYES
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:35 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 735 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 MEZ008-009-100134- CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBURN GORE...EUSTIS...JACKMAN AND RANGELEY 735 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN AND SOMERSET COUNTIES IN WESTERN MAINE THROUGH 915 PM... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE STORMS AFFECT TIM POND...RANGELEY...EUSTIS...JACKMAN AND LONG POND...EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...UP TO ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE... AND THIS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MAINE THIS EVENING...BE ON THE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER. HAYES
Local storm report, Jun 9, 6:55 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
755 PM EDT THU JUN 09 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG HANOVER 43.70N 72.29W
06/09/2005 GRAFTON NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY TREES DOWN
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HAYESSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 7:12 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 812 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 NHZ009-100211- BELKNAP NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEREDITH 812 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BELKNAP COUNTY THROUGH 930 PM... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS BELKNAP COUNTY FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE STRONGEST STORMS AFFECT MEREDITH...NEW HAMPTON AND SANBORNTON THROUGH 840 PM...EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...UP TO ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING...AS WELL AS SHARP RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. HAYES
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 7:51 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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</html>The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:01 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Texas, June 9, 2005
- Tornadoes and Flood in Kansas, June 9, 2005
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 9, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, June 9, 2005
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 9, 2005
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 9, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 9, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 9, 2005
- Tornado in Louisiana, June 9, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Kansas, June 9 to 10, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in New York, June 9 to 10, 2005
- Flash Flood in New York, June 9, 2005
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, June 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5458013.