New Hampshire, 2024

Flash Flood in New Hampshire, August 19, 2024

August 19, 2024 · NWS GYX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A frontal system brought rounds of showers and thunderstorms on the evening of the 19th. Heavy rainfall of 2-3 fell near Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, resulting in localized flash flooding.

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The toll

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

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What happened

The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.

A frontal system brought rounds of showers and thunderstorms on the evening of the 19th. Heavy rainfall of 2-3 fell near Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, resulting in localized flash flooding.

The radar

The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Carroll

When
August 19, 7:29 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Carroll County, 0.5 mi W of Water Vlg to 1.3 mi S of Tuftonboro
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
43.680, -71.190

Heavy rainfall brought between 2 and 3 inches of rainfall north of Lake Winnipesaukee including Tuftonboro where Beach Pond Road was washed out.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1201106.