New Hampshire, 2014

Flooding in New Hampshire, April 15 to 16, 2014

April 15 to 16, 2014 · NWS GYX · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

High temperatures near 80 along with 1 to 2 inches of rain caused the remaining snowpack to quickly melt resulting in widespread flooding. Many roads were flooded and washed out.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.5 million
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.

High temperatures near 80 along with 1 to 2 inches of rain caused the remaining snowpack to quickly melt resulting in widespread flooding. Many roads were flooded and 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 Apr 15, 5:58 PM EST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 5:58 PM EST, 2 minutes before
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Event by event

7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Coos

When
April 15, 6:00 PM EST to April 16, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Coos County, Colebrook to 1.53 mi WNW of Colebrook Arpt
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.880, -71.480

Heavy rain caused flooding on small rivers and streams in Colebrook.

Flood, Coos

When
April 15, 6:00 PM EST to April 16, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Coos County, North Stratford to 0.58 mi E of North Stratford
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.750, -71.620

Heavy rain caused flooding on small rivers and streams in North Stratford.

Flood, Coos

When
April 15, 6:00 PM EST to April 16, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Coos County, Pittsburg to 0.75 mi N of Pittsburg
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
45.050, -71.400

Heavy rain caused flooding on small rivers and streams in Pittsburg.

Flood, Coos

When
April 15, 6:00 PM EST to April 16, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Coos County, Errol to 1.01 mi S of Errol
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.780, -71.130

Heavy rain caused flooding on small rivers and streams in Errol.

Flood, Coos

When
April 15, 6:00 PM EST to April 16, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Coos County, 0.15 mi S of Tinkerville to 0.55 mi E of Tinkerville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$1.9 million
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.778, -71.570

Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding on small rivers and streams in Columbia. A bridge spanning Lyman Brook was destroyed isolating an entire neighborhood until a temporary structure could be installed.

Flood, Carroll

When
April 15, 6:00 PM EST to April 16, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Carroll County, 1.47 mi SE of Conway to 2.16 mi SE of Conway
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$156,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
43.964, -71.100

Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding on small rivers and streams in Conway.

Flood, Grafton

When
April 15, 7:00 PM EST to April 16, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Grafton County, Franconia to 0.68 mi NW of Franconia
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.230, -71.750

Heavy rain caused flooding on small rivers and streams in Franconia.

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: 513304, 513305, 513306, 513307, 515617, 515620, 513308.