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Rivers overflow in parts of northern NH

State officials keep watch on Connecticut, Androscoggin rivers

Rivers overflow in parts of northern NH

State officials keep watch on Connecticut, Androscoggin rivers

FROM THE HOME ALL DAY LONG. SEEMS LIKE THIS ARE REPEATING THROUGHOUT THE AREA -- SCENES LIKE THIS ARE REPEATING THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THIS WEEKEND’S RAIN AND MELTING SNOW IN THE NORTH CREATING RIPPLING EFFECTS DOWN STREAM OVERWHELMING LOCAL RIVERS. A SWOLLEN CONNECTICUT TAKES OVER ROUTE 135 IN DALTON, THE FLOODING TURNING JOHN LANDROCK’S LANCASTER YARD INTO A SMALL LAKE. >> THERE WASN’T A DROP OF WATER, THEN IT CAME THROUGH HERE AND IN FOUR HOURS, IT FILLED THIS UP. TIM: LANDROCK SAYS HE’S NEVER SEEN THE WATER COME UP THIS HIGH BEFORE. IT HAS BEEN CLOSE, I HAVE A BASEMENT I HAVE HAD TO FOAM OFF THE DOOR, BUT I’VE NEVER SEEN AT THIS HEIGHT APPEARED -- THIS HIGH. TIM: THE RISING WATER ALSO CREEPING IN ON THE BRIDGE STREET PARKING LOT OF SCHURMAN MOTOR COMPANY. IT HAS BEEN GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER, AND WITH THE WARMER WEATHER IN THE RAIN, IT’S REALLY COME UP THE LAST 24 HOURS. TIM: BRIDGE STREET WAS DOWN TO ONE LANE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AS DOT CREWS TRIED TO KEEP TRAFFIC MOVING WHILE AVOIDING FLOOD WATERS. THE RIVERSIDE CAN ROUND -- CAMPGROUND LIVING UP TO ITS NAME AS THE PROPERTY SAT SUBMERGED. >> WE GET FLOODING EVERY YEAR. TIM: SUSAN PARKER’S CONVENIENCE STORE AND GAS STATION SITS ALONGSIDE THE RIVER. SHE SAYS SHE WAS PREPARED FOR THIS. >> THE IMPACT ON THE STORE IS NOT THAT BAD. WE EXPECTED TO RECEIPT AGAIN -- RECEDE AGAIN TONIGHT AND WE WILL BE BUSINESS AS USUAL. TIM: FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ANDROSCOGGIN AND CONNECTICUT RIVERS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RISE BEFORE THEY START FOLLOWING
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Rivers overflow in parts of northern NH

State officials keep watch on Connecticut, Androscoggin rivers

Some homes and businesses are surrounded by water in parts of northern New Hampshire because of recent rain and the runoff from melting snow.At one spot in Lancaster, the Connecticut River overflowed into a gas station and surrounded a home. In Dalton, officials had to shut down Route 135 when the same river overflowed.The flooding turning John Landrock's Lancaster yard into a small lake. "About 10 o'clock yesterday morning, there wasn't a drop of water out here," Landrock said. "It started like a river all of a sudden. It came in through here and within a matter of four hours, just filled this up."Landrock said he has never seen the water come up this high before. "It's been close," he said. "I have a basement where I had to foam off the door and keep it from coming in. But no, I've never seen it this high."The rising water also crept in on the Bridge Street parking lot of Schurman Motor Co."It's been getting higher and higher," said John Jaworowski of Schurman Motor Co. "Then, with the warmer weather and the rain, it really came up within the last 24 hours."Bridge Street was down to one lane for much of the day as Department of Transportation crews tried to keep traffic moving while avoiding floodwaters. The nearby Riverside Campground sat submerged. Susan Parker's convenience store and gas station, TJ's Truck Stop, sits alongside the river. She said she was prepared for this. "The impact on the store itself is not that bad," she said. "We're expecting it to recede again after tonight and start going down a little bit. Then, it will be business as usual."Flood warnings remain in effect for the Androscoggin and Connecticut rivers until further notice. State officials said the rivers will likely continue to rise before falling over the next several hours.

Some homes and businesses are surrounded by water in parts of northern New Hampshire because of recent rain and the runoff from melting snow.

At one spot in Lancaster, the Connecticut River overflowed into a gas station and surrounded a home. In Dalton, officials had to shut down Route 135 when the same river overflowed.

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The flooding turning John Landrock's Lancaster yard into a small lake.

"About 10 o'clock yesterday morning, there wasn't a drop of water out here," Landrock said. "It started like a river all of a sudden. It came in through here and within a matter of four hours, just filled this up."

Landrock said he has never seen the water come up this high before.

"It's been close," he said. "I have a basement where I had to foam off the door and keep it from coming in. But no, I've never seen it this high."

The rising water also crept in on the Bridge Street parking lot of Schurman Motor Co.

"It's been getting higher and higher," said John Jaworowski of Schurman Motor Co. "Then, with the warmer weather and the rain, it really came up within the last 24 hours."

Bridge Street was down to one lane for much of the day as Department of Transportation crews tried to keep traffic moving while avoiding floodwaters. The nearby Riverside Campground sat submerged.

Susan Parker's convenience store and gas station, TJ's Truck Stop, sits alongside the river. She said she was prepared for this.

"The impact on the store itself is not that bad," she said. "We're expecting it to recede again after tonight and start going down a little bit. Then, it will be business as usual."

Flood warnings remain in effect for the Androscoggin and Connecticut rivers until further notice. State officials said the rivers will likely continue to rise before falling over the next several hours.