Flood Warning for Soughegan River, Hillsborough County, NH – 12/23/22

Flood Warning
National Weather Service Gray ME
1002 AM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

…The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in New Hampshire…

Souhegan River At Milford affecting Hillsborough County.

For the Soughegan River…including Milford, Merrimack…Minor
flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at http://www.weather.gov/gray.

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NHC011-240315-
/O.NEW.KGYX.FL.W.0006.221223T1502Z-221224T0352Z/
/MFDN3.1.ER.221223T1459Z.221223T1800Z.221223T2151Z.NO/
1002 AM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

…FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS EVENING…

  • WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
  • WHERE…Souhegan River at Milford.
  • WHEN…From this morning to late this evening.
  • IMPACTS…At 9.5 feet, Water begins to flood a portion of Route
    101A in Milford. Water begins to flood the property of the
    Milford water utilites department, properties on Intervale Road in
    Wilton, and the Monadnock Water parking lot.
    At 10.0 feet, Floodwaters inundate a portion of Route 101A in
    Milford and spread into property of the Milford water utilities
    department and Granite Town Plaza. Floodwaters encroach on low
    lying properties in Wilton including some on Intervale Road and
    Monadnock Water.
  • ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
  • At 9:45 AM EST Friday the stage was 8.9 feet.
  • Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.9
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
    this afternoon.
  • Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  • Flood History…No available flood history.

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LAT…LON 4287 7185 4288 7163 4280 7163 4277 7185

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SJ