Severe weather ripped through the southern half of New Hampshire Sunday morning, prompting four tornado warnings and numerous flash flood warnings. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Coos County until 12:45 AM Monday. A flash flood warning means that flash flooding is already occurring or is imminent. Heavy rain continued into Sunday morning and began to taper off throughout the day, but isolated showers are still possible. Motorists should avoid water-covered roads and instead turn around and find an alternative route.>> Firefighters rescue driver after car gets stuck on flooded road in Manchester. is in effect in Belknap and Merrimack counties until 6:48 a.m. Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, flooding is possible around the Suncook River north of Chichester. Other flood warnings remain in effect through Monday morning for parts of Belknap, Carroll, Rockingham, Strafford and Merrimack counties, as well as the Saco River, Warner River and Pemigewasset River. Numerous rounds of rain and storms are likely to continue through Sunday. evening. The ground is already very saturated in New England, and it won’t take much rain to cause more flash flooding and more swollen bodies of water. >> Weather alerts | Interactive radar
Severe weather ripped through the southern half of New Hampshire Sunday morning, prompting four tornado warnings and numerous flash flood warnings.
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Coos County until 12:45 AM Monday.
A flash flood warning means that a flash flood is already underway or imminent.
Heavy rain continued late Sunday morning and began to taper off later in the day, but isolated showers are still possible.
Drivers should avoid water-covered roads and instead turn around and find an alternate route.
>> Firefighters rescue driver after car gets stuck on flooded road in Manchester
All tornado warnings have expired and there were confirmations of a tornado touch down.
Meanwhile, a flash flood warning is in effect for Belknap and Merrimack counties until 6:48 a.m. Wednesday.
According to the National Weather Service, flooding is possible around the Suncook River north of Chichester.
Other flood warnings remain in effect through Monday morning for parts of Belknap, Carroll, Rockingham, Strafford and Merrimack counties, as well as the Saco River, Warner River and Pemigewasset River.
Numerous rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely to continue through Sunday evening. The ground is already very saturated in New England, and it won’t take much rain to cause more flash flooding and more swollen bodies of water.
>> Weather alerts | Interactive radar
Minor flooding of rivers and streams is possible in some areas between Sunday night and Monday.
We get a break from the rain on Monday, with some sunshine and temperatures climbing into the 80s. Another round of showers and thunderstorms could create more flooding problems later Tuesday.
>> Important flood safety tips:
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>> New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management reports on flash flooding:
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