New Hampshire, 2014

Flooding in New Hampshire, May 17, 2014

May 17, 2014 · NWS GYX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A slow moving cold front spread rain across the region during the evening hours of May 16th. The rain continued through the night and ended by noon on the 17th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 slow moving cold front spread rain across the region during the evening hours of May 16th. The rain continued through the night and ended by noon on the 17th. In general 2 to 3 inches of rain fell across the mountains of New Hampshire. This caused minor flooding on the Pemigewasset and Saco Rivers.

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 May 17, 5:51 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 5:51 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Grafton

When
May 17, 8:21 AM EST to 6:21 PM EST
Where
Grafton County, Woodstock to 0.06 mi SSE of Woodstock
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
43.980, -71.680

A slow moving cold front dumped 2 to 3 inches of rain in the mountains of New Hampshire causing minor flooding on the Pemigewasset River at Woodstock (flood stage 9.0 ft), which crested at 10.26 ft.

Flood, Carroll

When
May 17, 12:33 PM EST to 6:21 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, Conway to 0.3 mi E of Conway
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
43.980, -71.120

A slow moving cold front dumped 2 to 3 inches of rain in the mountains of New Hampshire causing minor flooding on the Saco River at Conway (flood stage 9.0 ft), which crested at 9.73 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 522298, 522299.