Coos storm history

Gusty winds from a severe thunderstorm toppled and snapped trees along the Connecticut River and caused a circus tent to collapse at the Lancaster Fairgrounds. About 100 people were under the tent at the time it collapsed. A 41-year-old man and his 6-year-old daughter were killed…

Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding on small rivers and streams in Columbia. A bridge spanning Lyman Brook was destroyed isolating an entire neighborhood until a temporary structure could be installed.

Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Irene caused series flash flooding in Gorham with damage to infrastructure estimated at 6.5 million dollars.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed two large trees north of Fires Connecticut Lake close to U.S. route through in Pittsburg.

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters to half dollars in Stratford, NH.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and wires on Fish Pond Road.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and wires on Titus Hill Road.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees near Connolly Cabins Campground.

The Perry Stream caused washouts on Perry Stream Road in Pittsburg following heavy rainfall.

Washout on Camp Otter Road in Pittsburg from heavy rainfall.

Washout on Hall Stream Road in Pittsburg from heavy rainfall.

Washout on Diamond Pond Road near Route 26 at an old dam that was under construction from the Mohawk River.

Jericho Mountain State Park was forced to close due to severe flooding along park roads.

Flooding and washout on NH-135 or Knot Hole Road in Whitefield.

Route 16 or Riverside Drive in Berlin closed near Tamarack Lane from runoff flooding.

Car trapped in flood waters, Dalton Road is completely flooded out.

Multiple washouts on Big Hill Road in Dalton.

Cummings Brook flooded Lost Nation Road at Rae Road.

Miller Road from Team O'Neil to Harriman Roads washed out.

Multiple washouts on Simonds Road from unnamed stream.

Main thruway Route 135 closed due to flooding from Harriman Road to Blakslee Road.

Washout on Comeau Road at Route 135 in Dalton.

All lanes NH 110 east closed at St Laurent Ln. due to flooding.

US 3 all lanes closed between Reed Rd and Mary Elizabeth Ln. due to flooding.

Flooding on NH-142 in Dalton from Hall Road to French Road.

Full closure of Route 135 due to flooding near Buffalo Road to Hoopers Drive in Lancaster.

Washout on Kimball Hill Road in Whitefield following heavy rainfall estimated around 2.5 inches.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed numerous trees south of Berlin, NH.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed four trees at the Mt. Washington Auto Rd.

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of half dollars on NH 110 east of Groveton.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a couple of trees along HWY 110 east of Groveton.

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt caused significant runoff from the Presidential Mountain Range including portions of the Androscoggin River in Gorham. Thanks in part to dam controls on this portion of the Androscoggin River, the river only reached minor flood stage. The river g…

Major flooding of the Moose River with an estimated rain and snowmelt between 8 and 9 inches of liquid runoff. The resultant flow was estimated around 6500 CFS, which is greater than the 0.2% annual exceedance level, or 500 year flood. The river overflowed its banks surrounding h…

Major flooding of the Moose Brook with an estimated rain and snowmelt between 8 and 9 inches in runoff. The resultant flow is estimated over a 0.2% recurrence interval with flows between 3 and 4 kcfs. The most severe damages were near Pike Industries in Gorham, which suffered a w…

Heavy rain and rapid snowmelt produced around 9 inches of combined runoff. All small streams in the Presidential Range region exceeded their banks. This was true in Jefferson, New Hampshire where numerous small streams flooded Route 115 and Route 2, causing these roads to be clos…

Heavy rain and rapid snowmelt combined with steep terrain to produce rapid runoff. The resulting runoff over frozen ground caused flooding and the closure of Route 26 between Errol and the Maine stateline.

Significant damage occurred on the Peabody River on December 18th following a heavy rain and rapid snowmelt event. The USGS river gage in Gorham went from under 100 cfs around midnight, to over 13,000 cfs by noon. The streamflows were estimated to be around the 1% annual exceedan…

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters in Pittsburg New Hampshire.

A severe thunderstorm dropped hail the size of quarters in the Clarksville Area on Old Canaan Rd in Pittsburg, New Hampshire.

Zealand River came out of banks resulting in evacuations at an adjacent campground after Zealand Road flooded.

Heavy rain caused the Tuttle Brook to come out of banks and cause some minor damage to the Recreational Area off Lake Road.

Heavy rain caused a washout on Cates Hill Road.

Heavy rain caused a washout on Corser Brook Road in Errol.

A severe thunderstorm dropped ping pong size hail in the Errol area last last close to 8 minutes.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a tree and powerlines across Dalton Rd. in Dalton.

Heavy rain over saturated ground caused a washout to the southbound lane of US-3 at mile 227.4 in Pittsburg.

Jefferson Road flooded with one lane closed due to heavy rain on the afternoon of the 10th.

Showers with heavy rainfall rates formed over the White Mountains with rates up to 3 inches per hour. In Dixville Township, Golf Link Road washout cutting off access to private properties. Valley Road inaccessible due to flooding.

Severe thunderstorm outflow winds downed a few trees along with large tree branches in Colebrook on Hughes Road.

Heavy rainfall during the early morning of the 14th resulted in road damage in the White Mountain region. There were two places that had erosion on Jefferson Notch Road, west of Mt Jefferson. There are two places that were eroded on Pinkham B Road in Randolph. Rainfall observatio…