New Hampshire, 2014

Flooding in New Hampshire, April 14 to 18, 2014

April 14 to 18, 2014 · NWS GYX · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

High temperatures near 80 combined with 1 to 2 inches of rain causing the remaining snowpack to quickly melt resulting in widespread flooding in central and 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
8

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.

High temperatures near 80 combined with 1 to 2 inches of rain causing the remaining snowpack to quickly melt resulting in widespread flooding in central and northern New Hampshire.

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 14, 5:46 AM EST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 5:46 AM EST, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 2:41 AM EST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
341 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014

MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>010-013-014-150745-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
341 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ150>154-150745-
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
341 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT
BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER
MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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Event by event

8 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Coos

When
April 14, 6:07 AM EST to April 18, 7:26 PM EST
Where
Coos County, Dalton to 0.55 mi WSW of Dalton
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.420, -71.680

Heavy rain caused flooding on the Connecticut River at Dalton (flood stage 17.0 ft), which crested at 22.15 ft.

Flood, Grafton

When
April 15, 3:21 PM EST to April 16, 3:22 AM EST
Where
Grafton County, Woodstock to 0.2 mi ENE of Woodstock
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
43.980, -71.680

Heavy rain caused flooding on the Pemigewasset River at Woodstock (flood stage 9.0 ft), which crested at 12.41 ft.

Flood, Carroll

When
April 15, 3:38 PM EST to April 16, 12:58 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, 0.46 mi ENE of Conway to 0.5 mi NE of Conway
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
43.983, -71.111

Heavy rain caused flooding on the Saco River at Conway (flood stage 9.0 ft), which crested at 13.13 ft.

Flood, Grafton

When
April 15, 5:12 PM EST to April 16, 1:39 AM EST
Where
Grafton County, 0.88 mi NE of Maplewood to 0.5 mi NW of Bethlehem Jct
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.288, -71.656

Heavy rain caused flooding on the Ammonoosuc River at Bethlehem (flood stage 8.0 ft), which crested at 9.75 ft.

Flood, Coos

When
April 15, 5:14 PM EST to April 16, 1:56 PM EST
Where
Coos County, North Stratford to 0.57 mi S of North Stratford
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.750, -71.620

Heavy rain caused flooding on the Connecticut River at North Stratford (flood stage 13.0 ft), which crested at 14.25 ft.

Flood, Grafton

When
April 15, 6:30 PM EST to April 18, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Grafton County, 1.42 mi NNW of (Leb)lebanon Rgnl Ar to 1.5 mi NW of (Leb)lebanon Rgnl Ar
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
43.647, -72.316

Heavy rain caused flooding on the Connecticut River at West Lebanon (flood stage 18.0 ft), which crested at 21.17 ft.

Flood, Coos

When
April 15, 7:52 PM EST to April 17, 10:15 AM EST
Where
Coos County, 0.91 mi N of Gorham to 1.01 mi N of Gorham
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.393, -71.167

Heavy rain resulted in flooding on the Androscoggin River at Gorham (flood stage 8.0 ft), which crested at 9.18 ft.

Flood, Grafton

When
April 15, 9:15 PM EST to April 16, 4:27 PM EST
Where
Grafton County, 0.55 mi NNW of Riverside Arpt to 0.69 mi NNW of Riverside Arpt
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
43.758, -71.683

Heavy rain caused flooding on the Pemigewasset River at Plymouth (flood stage 13.0 ft), which crested at 16.95 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 513290, 513292, 513295, 513288, 513289, 513291, 513287, 513293.