2023 NH Flood Safety Awareness Week - Day 1

It’s NH Flood Safety Awareness Week! Flooding continues to be the most common and costly type of disaster in New Hampshire. Spring is typically when flooding is most expected, but as many New Hampshire residents have experienced first-hand, flooding can occur any time of the year.

The first type of flooding we are highlighting as part of our “Know the Flow: Types of Flooding that may Affect Your Community” campaign is riverine flooding. Riverine flooding happens when water overtops the banks of a river or its tributary streams. Riverine flooding is usually the result of heavy or long periods of rainfall and/or rapid snow melt.

The photo included here is an example of riverine flooding. In April 2007, this home in Allenstown was surrounded by flood waters following the Patriot’s Day Nor’easter, when the Suncook River overflowed.

Learn how you can prepare for flooding with the following resources:

• Readynh.gov - New Hampshire’s official source for information during state emergencies.
• NH Flood Hazard Viewer – Find out if you live in a high-risk area.  
• Floodsmart.gov – Information on Flood Insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). 

While we don’t want to flood your inbox with emails (or rain for that matter), be on the lookout for an email each day this week. And be sure to check out our outreach toolkit for ways to help spread the word this week.

The New Hampshire Floodplain Management Team
Learn more about New Hampshire Flood Safety Awareness Week.

***From the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs Emails