Flood, Severe Storm Advisories Issued for NH

A severe thunderstorm warning and also a flood advisory have been issued for Merrimack, Hillsborough, and Rockingham counties, according to the National Weather Service.

At around 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 25, the first part of the storm moved through much of New Hampshire dropping hail the size of quarters and producing winds of up to 60 mph in Goffstown, parts of Concord, as well as Bow, Weare, Hooksett, and other communities.

“Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm,” the NWS warned, “and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”

As the storm progresses into the state this afternoon and into the early evening, the NWS is warning about “damaging winds, deadly lightning, and very heavy rain” at times. Urban and small stream flooding is expected throughout the state and is expected to end in the mid-to-late afternoon.

At post time, about 150 customers in Bow are without power, according to Unitil. Eversource is reporting more than 1,300 customers without power in Weare as well as scattered outages in Manchester, New Boston, Deering, Francestown, and other communities in the western part of the state.

Caption: Future storm movement as predicted by screenshots from Intellicast.com’s mobile app.