New Hampshire, 2014Flooding 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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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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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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</html>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.
- 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.
- Flooding in Maine, April 15 to 18, 20141 death · $109,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Florida, April 15, 2014$3.5 million · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Flooding in Vermont, April 15 to 16, 2014$1.9 million · 9 events
- Strong Wind in New York, April 15, 2014$200,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Florida, April 15 to 19, 2014$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 62 events
- Frost and Freeze in Illinois, April 15, 2014$60,000 · 12 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 15, 2014$67,000 · 57 kt wind · 6 events
- Frost and Freeze in Arkansas, April 15 to 16, 201442 events
- Frost and Freeze in Missouri, April 15, 2014$45,000 · 9 events
- Flash Flood in Michigan, April 15, 2014$60,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Virginia, April 15, 2014$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, April 15, 2014$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
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.