Flash Flood — Rockingham, New Hampshire

2023-07-18 · near Deerfield, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Event narrative

Severe washouts on Perry Road and Mountain Road in multiple locations near Dead Pond cutting off properties.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall developed across the White Mountains and areas northward on the afternoon of the 18th. Moist air supported torrential rainfall rates between 2 to 3 inches an hour, all of which fell over saturated soils. Localized flash flooding resulted where storms trained over the same locations.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1123803. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.