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Streets closed when high tide causes more flooding in Hampton
The popular beach town was forced to close several streets after coastal neighborhoods were flooded with seawater for the second time in as many months.
Parts of Hampton were underwater Sunday after seawater flooded the popular New Hampshire beach town for the second time in as many months.
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High tide rolled in shortly before noon on Sunday, but water had already begun cresting over the seawall by 11:15 a.m., the Hampton Police Department said in a Facebook post.
On Saturday, police urged residents to plan ahead as forecasts predicted wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph and a moderate risk of coastal flooding to the Seacoast area.
“We encourage residents in lower lying coastal areas to move vehicles to higher ground,” police advised. “Please avoid high water and rapidly moving water. Waves are capable of expelling large debris onto land.”
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The town also enlisted additional public safety personnel to handle emergency calls, according to police.
Come Sunday, authorities restricted access to Hampton Beach and closed down parts of Route 101, Route 1A, and some residential streets along the coastline for several hours. Aerial video from Henry Swenson of Henry’s Weather Channel shows several coastal streets completely underwater.
By 4 p.m., police said all roads had reopened with the exception of High Street, which remained closed between Ocean Boulevard and Mill Pond Lane.
However, the threat had not yet passed; on Monday morning, Hampton police warned that high tides over the next few days could put the town at risk of additional flooding in low-lying areas. Drivers should expect detours during high tide periods, according to officials.
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“Avoid driving through high water not only for the protection of your vehicle, but for the protection of nearby properties,” police urged. “When flood levels do not rise to the level where it enters homes, wakes caused by vehicles driving through high water can cause water to enter homes, causing significant damage.”
The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory along coastal areas in New Hampshire and southern Maine, warning of “minor coastal flooding and splashover due to high astronomical tides and residual wave action.” The advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday.
Parts of New Hampshire and Maine are also under a wind advisory from 8 a.m. Monday until 2 a.m. Tuesday, with northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts up to 55 mph.
“Winds will steadily increase through the morning, peaking during the afternoon and evening across the area,” according to the National Weather Service.
Hampton previously experienced extensive flood damage in January following a series of storms that sent sea foam coursing through coastal neighborhoods.
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