NHPR Coverage: Floods Hit Southwest New Hampshire

Heavy rain over the weekend of October 8th, 2005, brought floods across the state. Cheshire County was hit hardest, with nearly a foot of rain. Roads and houses washed away, and Governor Lynch declared a state of emergency. All of NHPR's coverage of the flooding and its aftermath can be found here.

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NHPR News Coverage: Flooding in Southwest New Hampshire

How To Tame a Wayward River: Three years since the flood-swollen Suncook River formed a new channel, the DES still has no money for a project aimed at preventing further property damage.

A Little Less Flood Control Might Help Save Unique Forests: The Nature Conservancy and the US Army Corps of Engineers will study how to protect floodplain forests while still safeguarding towns.

The Story of the Alstead Flood is Coming to an End: Kmiec's Garage washed away in the 2005 flood, but local residents help put it back together over the weekend.

Initial Report on what Caused Floods Released: Residents surprised by initial findings of the causes of the floods in May of '06 and April of '07.

Communities Prepare for Possible Spring Flooding: With the state's near-record snowfall, emergency management officials prepare for flooding.

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The Exchange Coverage: Flooding in Southwest New Hampshire

New Hampshire's Spring Floods: Before "Mud Season," there could be "Flood Season." New Hampshire officials say they’re concerned about the huge snowpack we have this year. And with all that snow and ice, heavy spring rains could have nowhere to go but into

Lynch's Education Amendment/Flood Debrief: Governor John Lynch's proposed education amendment has passed its first test...with Senate approval last week. But now the House chimes in and it gets much trickier. We'll weigh its political prospects and whether this one-

Alstead Remembered: It was one year ago that the Cold River sent a wave of water through the town, destroying roads, bridges and homes and taking the lives of four people. We'll talk to members of the Alstead community and see where they are in

Flood Aid: With a record rainstorm behind us, many Granite Staters are mopping up, drying off and assessing the damage and are coming to discover that their insurance doesn’t cover what they thought it did. We’ll look at what priva

The Realities After the Rain: The worst might be over, and the sun may even peak through but this week’s soaking in New Hampshire continues to affect the state... physically, environmentally, economically and emotionally. Today on the Exchange, we’ll

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Front Porch Coverage: Flooding in Southwest New Hampshire

Soul Savers in the Big Easy: Tonight on the Front Porch, we're marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact on New Orleans with a special documentary. Soul Savers in The Big Easy is the powerful story of the rescue ef

Tracking Storm Runoff: The image of storm drains being cleared across New Hampshire has be prevalent during the past week. We're going to look at what exactly is heading down into those drains and what the effects on water quality are. We'll also

Trusting the Government: The recent floods in New Hampshire continue to try the patience and budgets of many towns across the state. We'll look at the balance between trust and mistrust in the government when a crisis occurs, and what kinds of event

The Flood's Effects From A-Z: State Climatologist David Brown of the New Hampshire State Climate Office says the current weather system ranks among the top five New Hampshire storms historically. We'll talk with him about the effects, records, and trends

Putting the Floods in Perspective: This weekend's rains caused lots of damage and displaced lots of people throughout southwestern and central New Hampshire. We'll talk with State Climatologist David Brown about how it all fits into broader weather patterns, a

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