HAMPTON, N.H. (WHDH) - Residents in Hampton, New Hampshire were riding out a new storm Saturday that is bringing wind, rain and the threat of coastal flooding just days after a previous round of stormy weather sent floodwater and seafoam into the beachfront community.
The previous storm hit Hampton on Wednesday. This new system arrived overnight, with coastal concerns peaking around high tide near 12 p.m.
“It came all the way up the driveway and around the side of the house,” said Andy Kyriazis, describing the flow of water earlier this week.
Kyriazis ended up with an inch of water inside his garage.
He has since bought barriers to protect his home.
“It’s not going to prevent the water from getting in there,” he said while setting up the barriers Friday afternoon. “It will slow it down.”
While homeowners battened down the hatches, police were also taking precautions, laying out plans to close roadway access to Hampton Beach beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday.
“We’re still trying to assess the damages that occurred from Wednesday and trying to do the pickup and that, obviously, is hampered by the fact that we’re going to get round two,” said Hampton Police Chief Alex Reno on Friday night.
“The ocean water level is expected to be at or just a little higher than what it was on Wednesday,” Reno said.
Officials have urged people who live in flood-prone areas to move their cars to higher ground and either leave the area early or shelter-in-place as conditions deteriorate.
Urging residents to keep an eye on forecasts, officials have asked people to be safe, use common sense and stay away from the ocean.
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