New Hampshire, 2009

Flash Flood in New Hampshire, June 27, 2009

June 27, 2009 · NWS GYX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Slow moving thunderstorms produced up to 3 inches of rain in a short period of time causing flash flooding in the Belmont area of Belknap County. 00.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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.

Slow moving thunderstorms produced up to 3 inches of rain in a short period of time causing flash flooding in the Belmont area of Belknap County. Damages were estimated at $50,000.00.

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:12 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Belknap

When
June 27, 6:11 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where
Belknap County, 1.3 mi N of Belmont to 1.09 mi NNE of Belmont
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
43.449, -71.476

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in the Belmont area.

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.

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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: 184639.