New Hampshire, 2014Flooding 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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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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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</html>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.
- 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.
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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.