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Flash FloodBelknap, New Hampshire

August 7, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$700K
Area
Belknap

Event narrative (NOAA)

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Ashland resulting in the death of a young girl and injuring her mother and brother as they tried to drive out of the flood waters in a local campground. Many roads were flooded or washed out in other areas of town.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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