New Hampshire Sees $4 Million in Damage From Flooding

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire authorities say the state sustained more than $4 million in damage in weekend flooding.

Most of the damage was in Grafton County, where heavy thunderstorms dropped more than an inch of rain per hour Saturday. Nearly 60 roads were damaged, about a dozen homes were surrounded by water and about 600 people were evacuated from campgrounds. No deaths or significant injuries were reported.

Michael and Rachel Officer say they were asleep in their tent at a Campton campground Saturday night when the flooding happened. I woke up and looked over and there was a foot of water in the tent, Michael Officer told WMUR-TV . We were floating in our tent like a life raft.

They jumped out and dialed 911. Maybe 10 minutes after I got off the air mattress we watched our tent and air mattress float away, Rachel Officer said. They stood on top of picnic tables until help arrived.

Perry Plummer, director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, says the damage likely will meet the threshold necessary to ask the governor to seek a federal disaster declaration. Authorities say drivers should expect to encounter debris and damaged roads. But with the forecast improving, officials say the state is open and ready to celebrate the Fourth of July.