Coastal Flood in New Hampshire

Events

67

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$65 million

• Flooding and Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, December 23 to 25, 2022$10 million · 62 kt wind · 38 eventsBeginning on December 22nd a powerful storm was developing over the Ohio River Valley. On December 23rd the center of the storm was deepening rapidly (974mb) as it lifted through the eastern Great Lakes.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, April 16 to 20, 2007$13 million · 50 kt wind · 31 eventsOverview: An area of low pressure intensified rapidly as it moved slowly from the southeastern United States on the morning of Sunday, April 15th to near New York City by the morning of Monday, April 16th.
• Flash Flood and Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 13, 2024$30 million · 2 eventsThe second severe storm in a week’s time struck the northern New England coastline during the middle of January.
• Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 9 to 10, 2024$15 million · 54 kt wind · 5 eventsA powerful storm tracked northeast through the Mid Mississippi River Valley on the 9th, rapidly deepening as it approached the southern Great Lakes.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, March 2 to 5, 2018$2.0 million · 6 eventsLow pressure developed off the New Jersey coast (981mb), on March 2nd before rapidly intensifying well offshore on March 3rd (974mb), producing hurricane force wind gusts in the Gulf of Maine.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 4, 2018$1.0 million · 1 eventLow pressure developed off the Florida coast on the 3rd of January before moving north on the 4th. The intense low (956 mb) passed southeast of Nantucket Island during a period of very high astronomical tides. The forecast astronomical tide at Hampton was 10.5 feet.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 17, 2022$500,000 · 1 eventLow pressure rapidly intensified into a strong storm (980 mb) and tracked over western New England on the morning of January 17th. This allowed for a strong easterly flow to develop as the system passed to our west.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 3, 2014$250,000 · 1 eventA complex area of low pressure intensified as it slowly moved off the Mid Atlantic coastline on January 2nd. It continued to reorganize (975 mb) and move south of Cape Cod on the 3rd.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 16, 2021$100,000 · 1 eventAn area of low pressure intensified as it entered interior New England on January sixteenth with a 991mb surface low being observed. This produced storm force easterly wind gusts over the outer waters of the Gulf of Maine and 16 foot nearshore waves with a period of 8 seconds.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, April 7, 2016$95,000 · 1 eventLow pressure intensified as it moved rapidly through eastern New York State during the evening of April 7th. This allowed a strong southerly gale to develop over the coastal waters throughout the day and during high tide.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, February 9, 2016$75,000 · 1 eventFlooding occurred along the coast of New Hampshire on February 9th as an intense storm passed east of the Canadian Maritimes during a period of high astronomical tides.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, February 2, 2021$75,000 · 1 eventLow pressure rapidly intensified down to 988mb as it passed off the New England coast into the Gulf of Maine during the day on February 2nd. This produced storm force northeastly winds over the coastal waters that led to 25 foot nearshore waves.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, May 13 to 14, 2006$50,000 · 1 eventBands of rain rotated around the periphery of a slow moving, but vigorous, low pressure system from the 12th through the 15th.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, May 25 to 26, 2017$35,000 · 1 eventA weak area of low pressure slowly intensified as it moved toward Nantucket Island on the evening of May 25th. Ahead of the system, an east-northeasterly wind of 30 to 35 knots developed over the coastal waters, before diminishing near the time of high tide.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 27, 2015$30,000 · 1 eventLow pressure moved to the Mid Atlantic coastline during the early morning hours of January 27th and rapidly intensified into an intense storm as it moved northeast off the New England coast.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, October 29 to 30, 2012$25,000 · 2 eventsHurricane Sandy merged with a strong upper level trough approaching from the west just off the mid Atlantic coast. The resultant cut-off low caused Sandy to retrograde towards the southern New Jersey coast during the evening of October 29th as it rapidly intensified to 940 mb.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, October 18, 2009$25,000 · 1 eventAn area of low pressure intensified as it slowly moved up the coast from New York City to the Gulf of Maine. Low lying roads were flooded in Hampton.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, March 8, 2018$25,000 · 1 eventLow pressure intensified off the mid Atlantic coast (993 mb) on March 7th and moved to just off the northern New England coast by March 8th (989 mb). The low produced storm-force wind gusts over the outer waters.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, April 3, 2020$25,000 · 1 eventAn offshore low pressure intensified to 980mb and retrograded in a loop east of Cape Cod on April 3rd.
• Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, November 6, 200210 eventsLow pressure moving northeastward along the coast from the Mid-Atlantic States brought a mixture of weather to the state. About 8 inches of snow fell over much of Sullivan County before the precipitation changed to rain around daybreak.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, May 25 to 26, 2013$15,000 · 1 eventThe highest astronomical tides of the month combined with a weak, but developing, area of low pressure (1000 mb) near Cape Cod to produce coastal flooding in coastal Rockingham County during the late evening hours of May 25th.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, November 16, 2016$15,000 · 1 eventA weak area of low pressure slowly intensified as it moved over coastal Maine on November 16th. Ahead of the system a northerly wind of 20 to 25 knots developed over the coastal waters, before becoming light from the south near the time of high tide.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, September 18, 19963 eventsA coastal low pressure system that developed along the northeast U.S. coast from the remnants of Pacific Hurricane Fausto brought high winds and heavy rain to coastal New Hampshire.
• Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, March 9 to 10, 20243 eventsHigh pressure in control on the 9th began to slide northeast through the day as primary low pressure moved through the Great Lakes into southern Canada. A secondary area of low pressure developed over inland areas of the Carolinas.
• Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, April 20, 2007$5,000 · 1 eventSee discussion above for this event.

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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 2026-09-24.