New Hampshire, 2011

Flooding in New Hampshire, April 27 to 30, 2011

April 27 to 30, 2011 · NWS GYX · 7 events in 2 counties and zones

A stationary front located along the Canadian border provided a focus for heavy rain to develop during the evening of April 26. Up to 3 inches of rain fell in far northern New Hampshire.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 located along the Canadian border provided a focus for heavy rain to develop during the evening of April 26. Up to 3 inches of rain fell in far northern New Hampshire. This caused rivers and streams to rise to minor or moderate flood levels.

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 Apr 27, 2:09 AM EST, 9 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 2:09 AM EST, 9 hours 13 minutes before
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Event by event

7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Coos

When
April 27, 11:22 AM EST to April 28, 1:55 PM EST
Where
Coos County, 0.43 mi NW of North Stratford to 0.56 mi NW of North Stratford
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.754, -71.626

Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding on the Connecticut River at North Stratford (flood stage 13.0 ft), which crested at 14.9 ft.

Flood, Coos

When
April 27, 4:05 PM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coos County, 1.35 mi WSW of Dalton to 1.14 mi W of Dalton
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.413, -71.706

Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding on the Connecticut River at Dalton (flood stage 17.0 ft), which crested at 22.1 ft.

Flood, Grafton

When
April 28, 1:30 AM EST to April 30, 8:48 PM EST
Where
Grafton County, 0.57 mi ENE of Woodsville to 0.46 mi NE of Woodsville
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.152, -72.039

Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding on the Connecticut River at Woodsville (flood stage 11.0 ft), which crested at 13.6 ft.

Flood, Grafton

When
April 28, 1:30 AM EST to April 30, 8:48 PM EST
Where
Grafton County, 0.57 mi ENE of Woodsville to 0.46 mi NE of Woodsville
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.152, -72.039

Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding on the Connecticut River at Woodsville (flood stage 11.0 ft), which crested at 13.6 ft.

Flood, Grafton

When
April 28, 1:21 PM EST to April 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Grafton County, 1.84 mi NNW of (Leb)lebanon Rgnl Ar to 1.76 mi NNW of (Leb)lebanon Rgnl Ar
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
43.654, -72.316

Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding on the Connecticut River at West Lebanon (flood stage 18.0 ft), which crested at 19.7 ft.

Flood, Coos

When
April 28, 1:25 PM EST to April 29, 7:15 PM EST
Where
Coos County, 0.93 mi N of Gorham to 0.58 mi ENE of Gorham
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.393, -71.170

Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding on the Androscoggin River at Gorham (flood stage 8.0 ft), which crested at 9.2 ft.

Flood, Grafton

When
April 28, 6:03 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
Where
Grafton County, 0.19 mi N of Woodstock to 0.18 mi E of Woodstock
Cause
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
43.983, -71.680

Heavy rain and snow melt caused a brief period of minor flooding on the Pemigewasset River at Woodstock (flood stage 9.0 ft), which crested at 9.1 ft.

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.

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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: 302163, 302157, 302167, 302168, 302170, 302176, 302180.