New Hampshire, 2023

Flash Flood in New Hampshire, June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023 · NWS GYX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An upper level low was located directly over the region on June 9th. Daytime heating, a moist atmosphere in place and instability aloft allowed for thunderstorm development during the afternoon hours.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

An upper level low was located directly over the region on June 9th. Daytime heating, a moist atmosphere in place and instability aloft allowed for thunderstorm development during the afternoon hours. A cluster of storms developed across southeast New Hampshire and dropped very heavy rain in a localized area of Rockingham County.

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:43 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Rockingham

When
June 9, 3:45 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
Where
Rockingham County, 0.39 mi NNW of Noyes Terrace to 0.14 mi NW of Noyes Terrace
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Storm Chaser
Coordinates
42.755, -71.202

A cluster of thunderstorms moved over Salem between 3 and 430 pm. An unofficial weather station recorded rainfall up to 4.25 inches in the area with instantaneous rates peaking around 4 inches per hour. The rapid runoff over this urban area resulted in a foot of water on Route 28, disrupting the evening commuter traffic.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 1102892.