It's not anything like the Gulf coast, but after more than a day and a half of drenching rain, rivers and streams overflowed, flooding homes, washing out roads, threatening bridges and dams and prompting evacuations:
"This is classic river flooding," said Jim Van Dongen, spokesman for the state Emergency Management office. "It's been raining since Friday night and there is nowhere for the water to go."
[. . .]
The most severe flooding was in Keene, where some major roads were under water. Officials were directing residents on high ground to stay in their homes. Fire officials reported four to six feet of water on some streets.
[. . .]
A dam on Warren Lake in Alstead breached early Sunday, sending an "4 or 5 foot wall of water" downstream, damaging at least a half dozen bridges on Route 123. Murray said by early evening inspectors had not been able to check all the damage but "what we have seen is not good."
Governor John Lynch declared a state of emergency and called up about 500 National Guard members.
Comments