Weirs Beach Boardwalk Washed away!

CanisLupusArctos · 08-08-2008, 06:07 PM

Channel 9 reported the Weirs fireworks were canceled due to the safety issues with the missing boardwalk. Might want to check on that if you're planning to head out. Any news on how the existing washouts have fared in tonight's rain?

For once I have some good news: The trailing edge of the rain is running north-south through the middle of Grafton County (the next one to our west) and is slowly moving east. Another hour or so, maybe 90 minutes, then it dries up again.

The reds on the radar have shrunk down to yellows, no intense rainfall is left on the screen. As daylight is fading, so is the rain.

Scott · 08-08-2008, 06:15 PM

The ultra-heavy precip skirted the Weirs off to the south and missed literally by just a mile. We enjoyed some nice moderate rain instead and added "only" another .54" to the total from yesterday.

Jersey Joe · 08-08-2008, 08:23 PM

We headed down to TJ's for dinner, then drove by Weirs - as you said, Fireworks canceled. Good to see that there seemed to be quite a few people out and about.

All of the roads we drove on (From Center harbor, through Meredith and down towards Weirs) were open, but there was a lot of washout along the side between Funspot and Tamarack Shack on the northbound side.

Radar looks clear right now, but I do not see any stars in the sky, so probably pretty heavy cloud cover still. I think I am going to take the kids out for one last night ride on the boat, we will just stay close to home in case any rain pops up.

CanisLupusArctos · 08-09-2008, 02:52 PM

I just posted a gallery of photos of the washout in PhotoPost, mostly shows them starting to work on it, Friday afternoon. Many thanks to Gatto Nero for riding me down there with his fam in the boat so we could all look at this historic damage.

Scott · 08-09-2008, 03:40 PM

Here are the videos showing the spooky rotation for the storm that did the flooding. Took a while to figure how to convert them to a format Youtube can use without degrading the quality too badly.

This is what first caught my eye:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVQMOMoTrAE&fmt=6

At :18 seconds into this clip, I am about as creeped out as any storm has ever managed to get me. This one did suffer some quality loss, the original video has much better definition in the clouds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfNqVOBLmd4&fmt=6

Flooding of the seasonal stream across route 3 just before the Naswa. Never in the 23 years I've lived here has anything like this happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RCVRrwOzuk&fmt=6

Audiofn · 08-09-2008, 04:07 PM

Scott those are some cool videos! Thanks for sharing I bet you were freeking out!!!

CanisLupusArctos · 08-09-2008, 09:43 PM

Scott, those are some cool vids! I wonder how come they didn't issue a tornado warning for that storm?

Rose · 08-10-2008, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CanisLupusArctos

Scott, those are some cool vids! I wonder how come they didn't issue a tornado warning for that storm?

I can't remember, was there a severe thunderstorm warning in affect? If so, that would cover a tornado. It would be interesting to learn what combination of factors causes them to issue a tornado warning, other than an actual report of tornado on the ground.

Scott, that video is sweet!

Scott · 08-10-2008, 05:30 PM

Picked up another 1.01" of rain along with a short period of pea sized hail this evening at the Weirs.

We got off lucky compared to parts of Gilford which got 4-5" of rain from a stationary storm this afternoon.

gwood · 08-11-2008, 11:16 AM

Heading up with the family tomorrow and wondering about the condition of the roads. We are staying in Meredith and planning on coming up rt93 and coming in on rt104 to get into Meredith.

Anyone think we'll have a problem coming in that way?

Thanks.

VitaBene · 08-11-2008, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by gwood

Heading up with the family tomorrow and wondering about the condition of the roads. We are staying in Meredith and planning on coming up rt93 and coming in on rt104 to get into Meredith.

Anyone think we'll have a problem coming in that way?

Thanks.

You should be fine. Bring you waders though!

NHKathy · 08-14-2008, 09:25 AM

Just saw 2 new pics in photopost - looks like they have taken the stairs down and dumped a ton of dirt in...
Anybody know what the rest of the plan is and how long it will all take? Just curious...
Ironically, we were planning to take a trip on the Winipesaukee Railroad when we came up for our week -which was the week the washout happened. We had not yet done it earlier that week, before the washout, because there were no nice days! I wonder if it will be running this fall?

KellyG · 08-14-2008, 10:46 AM

NHKathy, the railroad is running but only between Weirs and Meredith. We went on it the other day.

CanisLupusArctos · 08-14-2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rose

I can't remember, was there a severe thunderstorm warning in affect? If so, that would cover a tornado. It would be interesting to learn what combination of factors causes them to issue a tornado warning, other than an actual report of tornado on the ground.

Scott, that video is sweet!

True, although I noticed they dont always include the canned phrase about severe tstms sometimes producing tornadoes. I know they always include it when radar has detected weak rotation, and then upgrade to tornado warning if it becomes strong rotation. I can't remember if they had a severe tstm warning out that night though, or if it was all flash flood warnings. They must've been going batty.

At Black Cat we're up to 6.38 inches of rain for the month of August, making it the rainiest month since October 2006. Although that month has a higher rainfall total (so far,) the reason for all this damage has been the rainfall rate. Two inches of rain in 24 hours usually won't cause much damage but if you get an inch of rain in 15 minutes, watch out. We have seen some incredible rainfall rates in this year's storms.

Any word on what they've decided to do with the boardwalk, or if it's been further damaged by the more recent rains?

08-14-2008, 09:25 AM	#12
NHKathy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI Posts: 699 Thanks: 180 Thanked 38 Times in 22 Posts	update on progress? Just saw 2 new pics in photopost - looks like they have taken the stairs down and dumped a ton of dirt in... Anybody know what the rest of the plan is and how long it will all take? Just curious... Ironically, we were planning to take a trip on the Winipesaukee Railroad when we came up for our week -which was the week the washout happened. We had not yet done it earlier that week, before the washout, because there were no nice days! I wonder if it will be running this fall?

08-08-2008, 06:07 PM	#1
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Channel 9 reported the Weirs fireworks were canceled due to the safety issues with the missing boardwalk. Might want to check on that if you're planning to head out. Any news on how the existing washouts have fared in tonight's rain? For once I have some good news: The trailing edge of the rain is running north-south through the middle of Grafton County (the next one to our west) and is slowly moving east. Another hour or so, maybe 90 minutes, then it dries up again. The reds on the radar have shrunk down to yellows, no intense rainfall is left on the screen. As daylight is fading, so is the rain.

08-08-2008, 06:15 PM	#2
Scott Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 68 Times in 19 Posts	The ultra-heavy precip skirted the Weirs off to the south and missed literally by just a mile. We enjoyed some nice moderate rain instead and added "only" another .54" to the total from yesterday.

08-08-2008, 08:23 PM	#3
Jersey Joe Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	We headed down to TJ's for dinner, then drove by Weirs - as you said, Fireworks canceled. Good to see that there seemed to be quite a few people out and about. All of the roads we drove on (From Center harbor, through Meredith and down towards Weirs) were open, but there was a lot of washout along the side between Funspot and Tamarack Shack on the northbound side. Radar looks clear right now, but I do not see any stars in the sky, so probably pretty heavy cloud cover still. I think I am going to take the kids out for one last night ride on the boat, we will just stay close to home in case any rain pops up.

08-09-2008, 02:52 PM	#4
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	I just posted a gallery of photos of the washout in PhotoPost, mostly shows them starting to work on it, Friday afternoon. Many thanks to Gatto Nero for riding me down there with his fam in the boat so we could all look at this historic damage.

08-09-2008, 03:40 PM	#5
Scott Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 68 Times in 19 Posts	Here are the videos showing the spooky rotation for the storm that did the flooding. Took a while to figure how to convert them to a format Youtube can use without degrading the quality too badly. This is what first caught my eye: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVQMOMoTrAE&fmt=6 At :18 seconds into this clip, I am about as creeped out as any storm has ever managed to get me. This one did suffer some quality loss, the original video has much better definition in the clouds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfNqVOBLmd4&fmt=6 Flooding of the seasonal stream across route 3 just before the Naswa. Never in the 23 years I've lived here has anything like this happened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RCVRrwOzuk&fmt=6

08-09-2008, 04:07 PM	#6
Audiofn Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bedford, MA/Naples, ME Posts: 162 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Scott those are some cool videos! Thanks for sharing I bet you were freeking out!!!

08-09-2008, 09:43 PM	#7
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Scott, those are some cool vids! I wonder how come they didn't issue a tornado warning for that storm?

08-10-2008, 05:30 PM	#9
Scott Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 68 Times in 19 Posts	Picked up another 1.01" of rain along with a short period of pea sized hail this evening at the Weirs. We got off lucky compared to parts of Gilford which got 4-5" of rain from a stationary storm this afternoon.

08-11-2008, 11:16 AM	#10
gwood Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Heading up with the family tomorrow and wondering about the condition of the roads. We are staying in Meredith and planning on coming up rt93 and coming in on rt104 to get into Meredith. Anyone think we'll have a problem coming in that way? Thanks.

08-14-2008, 10:46 AM	#13
KellyG Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Barre, Massachusetts Posts: 55 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	NHKathy, the railroad is running but only between Weirs and Meredith. We went on it the other day.