Contoocook Village Weather

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The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Grafton County in northern New Hampshire...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 653 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Woodstock, or
14 miles northwest of Plymouth, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Woodstock, Ellsworth, Warren, Thornton, Waterville Valley, Lincoln,
Rumney, Livermore, Benton, Wentworth, Piermont, Campton, and
Franconia.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 277 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE

SULLIVAN

IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE

GRAFTON

IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE

CHESHIRE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, BETHLEHEM, CLAREMONT,
CORNISH, CROYDON, GILSUM, GOSHEN, GRANTHAM, KEENE, LEBANON,
LEMPSTER, LINCOLN, LITTLETON, LYME, MARLOW, SUGAR HILL, SULLIVAN,
SURRY, AND UNITY.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and northern New Hampshire, including
the following counties, in central New Hampshire, Sullivan. In
northern New Hampshire, Grafton.

* WHEN...Until 930 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 625 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.
Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Claremont, Lebanon, Grafton, Hanover, Enfield, Canaan,
Newport, Grantham, Lyme and Cornish.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.