These 7 Awful Natural Disasters Were The Most Damaging And Expensive In New Hampshire History
By Michelle|Published March 15, 2019
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Life in New Hampshire is grand! Snowy winters, blue-sky summers, and lots of fall foliage and spring greenery in between. Part of taking all the good is taking some of the bad and we’ve certainly seen some of that as well. Our location in New England can mean harsh winter storms and severe rainy weather. Add wind to that and you’ve got the makings of an unpredictable weather situation. These were some of the worst storms we’ve seen. Do you remember any of them?
Most of New England was forced to contend with this mega-storm that brought inches of ice to the region. In fact, thousands of square miles running from the Eastern part of Ontario to most of New York and just about all of New England were battered by the storm. In some places, the storm cost close to $80 million in repairs.
For three days, this mega-storm hit the entire northeast from Canada to New York. It happened in April, making it an unexpected spring storm. The state saw high winds, lots of rain, high tides leading to flooding and evacuations. The total damage was upwards of $30 million.
This brought havoc to much of New England, but New Hampshire definitely received some of the worst. Flooding shut down dozens of towns when the Merrimack River breached the banks. Some believe this one was even worse than the flood of a century in 1938! The total cost of this was a whopping $25 million.
This powerful storm hit the entire northeast, but most people probably don't know that it wracked up at least $21 million in bills for the state of New Hampshire!
The Alstead floods swept roads away and submerged basements under feet of water. People in some areas were forced to remain in place while everything was sorted out. The total cost of damage? $14 million for this state of major disaster declaration.
This storm might not be at the forefront of our memories, but it still cost the state more than $7 million to contend with. Powerful winds brought down powerlines, ruined forests, and smashed both house and car windows.
This storm walloped the entire northeast for days. The 100-hour storm came just a few weeks after the February 1969 nor'easter that battered the northeast from February 8th through February 11th. Damage was in the millions and shut activity down for weeks afterward.
Despite all this talk of horrible historical weather, spring is certainly on the way and we plan on enjoying it with these great places to visit in the spring in New Hampshire.
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