Weather
Flood Warning, T-Storm: NH Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued
The NWS issued the warning this morning; expect runoff, flooding; drought conditions are improving; gale warning issued for the coast, too.
GRAY, ME — The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the state of New Hampshire due to both melting snow around the state already flowing into swollen rivers and streams and up to 1.5 inches of rain forecast during the next two days, according to the alert. The flood watch warning was issued at 9:19 a.m. on April 6, 2017. It runs through Friday night.
“A storm will bring one to one and a half inches of rainfall to the region today and tonight,” according to the alert. “Temperatures will remain above freezing causing snow to melt and increase runoff. The rainfall in combination with the runoff could result in minor flooding on area rivers as well as some urban and poor drainage flooding.”
A thunderstorm is possible and if the temps dip below freezing during the overnight hours, some snow might be fall, too.
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The warning covers most of New Hampshire including Merrimack, Hillsborough, and both interior and coastal Rockingham Counties.
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At the same time, drought conditions around the state that caused numerous brush and forest fires are improving, according to forecasters. Only one section of the state – an area around Sullivan County – is in the severe drought category, according to WMUR-TV.
Lastly, a marine weather alert has been issued for New Hampshire’s coastline beginning at 11 a.m. today and running through Friday morning. A gale warning is expected to be activated at 4 p.m. today.
A Marine weather alert has been issued and/or modified for coastal waters of MA/NH/ME. pic.twitter.com/WV7XqFEBbA
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A screenshot of the radar at 10:08 a.m. on April 6, 2017.
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