New Hampshire, 2025

Flooding in New Hampshire, May 31, 2025

May 31, 2025 · NWS GYX · 3 events in 1 county or zone

25, with locally higher amounts in southern and central New Hampshire. A pivot point of the storm system occurred between Milford and Contoocook, resulting in rainfall amounts between 2 to 4 inches.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Strong low pressure system brought widespread soaking rains to the region, with most areas total rainfall amounts generally 1-1.25, with locally higher amounts in southern and central New Hampshire. A pivot point of the storm system occurred between Milford and Contoocook, resulting in rainfall amounts between 2 to 4 inches. This caused a handful of road closures due to flooding as antecedent rainfall over the past month allowed for saturated soils.

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Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Merrimack

When
May 31, 3:30 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
Where
Merrimack County, 1.66 mi WSW of Contoocook to 1.48 mi W of Contoocook
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
43.210, -71.750

Heavy rain up to 3 inches caused overland flooding along Pine Street in Contoocoook.

Flood, Merrimack

When
May 31, 3:30 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
Where
Merrimack County, 2.05 mi NE of Davisville to 2.34 mi SSW of Dingit Corner
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
43.270, -71.700

Heavy rain up to 3 inches caused overland flooding on Tyler and Gerish Rd. in Contoocook.

Flood, Merrimack

When
May 31, 3:33 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
Where
Merrimack County, Davisville to 0.15 mi N of Davisville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
43.250, -71.730

Locally heavy rain around 3 inches on saturated soils caused NH Route 103 and NH Route 127 to flood due to the Warner River coming out of its banks in Davisville.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1268157, 1268158, 1268003.