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Weather Forecast Office Gray, ME

Northeast River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Gauge reading may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice. NOTE: Forecasts for the Connecticut River at North Stratford are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 19 Moderate Flood Stage: 16 Flood Stage: 13 Action Stage: 11 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 20.60 ft on 03/06/1979 (2) 16.66 ft on 03/13/1936 (3) 16.40 ft on 02/21/1981 (4) 16.11 ft on 04/03/1959 (5) 15.63 ft on 03/31/1998 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 13.36 ft on 04/21/2019 (2) 14.25 ft on 04/16/2014 (3) 14.90 ft on 04/27/2011 (4) 13.35 ft on 10/17/2005 (5) 15.63 ft on 03/31/1998 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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20.6	Devastating flooding occurs. Many homes, businesses, and roads are flooded in New Hampshire and Vermont. Thousands of acres of farmland from Stewartstown, New Hampshire and Canaan, Vermont downstream to Maidstone, Vermont and Northumberland, New Hampshire is flooded.
19.3	This is the 100 year flood level. Route 3/Daniel Webster Highway is flooded. Many homes and businesses are flooded. Hundreds of acres of farmland are flooded in New Hampshire and Vermont.
16	In North Stratford, the town leach field and little leage field are flooded. Flooding on Main Street is up to 3 feet deep. In Bloomfield, Vermont, portions of Route 102 are flooded. In addition, much farmland is flooded.
13	Main Street in North Stratford is flooded.

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Latitude: 44.749722° N, Longitude: 71.631667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 13 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 880.17 ft 893.17 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for North Stratford

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Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels 10 Day (HEFS) 7 Day (NAEFS) 7 Day (GEFS) Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 hours. Click individual graphics to enlarge.

Resources

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