County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Cheshire County, New Hampshire The flood events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 72 flood events on record for Cheshire County, New Hampshire, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 21 May 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 47 flood events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

Newest flood events on record

Flash Flood

2 miles ESE of DREWSVILLE

Flash Flood

3 miles SE of DOLE JCT

Flash Flood

2 miles NNW of WESTMORELAND DEPOT

Flood

At WALPOLE

Flash Flood

At WESTMORELAND

Flood

1 mile ENE of SURRY

Flash Flood

1 mile S of FOREST LAKE

Flash Flood

1 mile WNW of ALSTEAD CENTER

Flash Flood

2 miles ENE of EAST ALSTEAD

Flash Flood

2 miles WSW of SOUTH STODDARD

Flash Flood

1 mile NW of SWANZEY

Flash Flood

At FOREST LAKE

Flash Flood

2 miles SSW of SWANZEY

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of NELSON

Flash Flood

At MILL VLG

Flash Flood

1 mile WNW of SOUTH STODDARD

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of MILL VLG

Flash Flood

2 miles NE of NELSON

Flash Flood

At RINDGE

Flash Flood

2 miles SE of WESTPORT

Flash Flood

At SQUANTUM

Flash Flood

2 miles NNE of NORTH RICHMOND

Flash Flood

At TROY

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of WEST CHESTERFIELD

Flash Flood

2 miles WNW of CHESTERFIELD

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Flood events by year

Flood events on record for Cheshire County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s00000010001
2000s000222012110
2010s015521142021
2020s213024100 (part of the year)40

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan1 event
  2. Feb1 event
  3. Mar2 events
  4. Apr2 events
  5. May6 events
  6. Jun8 events
  7. Jul40 events
  8. Aug7 events
  9. Sep3 events
  10. Oct2 events
  11. Nov0 events
  12. Dec0 events

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Cheshire County beside the total of the counties of New Hampshire and of the United States
MeasureCheshireAll counties of New HampshireAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 202672869177,902
Events for each 100 square miles10.29.75.0
Events for each 10,000 residents9.36.35.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Cheshire County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Flash Floodnot recorded$75 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$200 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$120 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$617 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$200 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$300 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$34 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$235 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$107 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$35 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$35 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$35 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$150 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$3.0 million00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$30 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$3 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 million20County
Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$500 thousand01County
Flash Floodnot recorded$3.0 million00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Cheshire County, New Hampshire". https://countyhazards.com/county/nh/cheshire/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most flood events on record for Cheshire County?
July has 40 of the 72 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many flood events are on record for New Hampshire?
NCEI has 1,048 flood events on record for New Hampshire from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Cheshire County compare with the other counties of New Hampshire?
The counties of New Hampshire have 9.7 flood events for each 100 square miles. Cheshire County has 10.2.
Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.