CHESHIRE COUNTY, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – A portion of Cheshire County is under a Flash Flood warning Saturday afternoon as heavy rain continues to fall across the region.

The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southeastern Cheshire County along with Southwestern Hillsborough County shortly before 1:30 Saturday afternoon. It remains in effect until 6:15 Saturday evening.

According to the warning, doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling in the warned area with up to two inches of rain having already fallen. Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, and other poor drainage and low-lying areas is expected to begin shortly and remain ongoing.

The NWS said some specific locations that will experience flash flooding include Jaffrey, Peterborough, Rindge, Fitzwilliam, Francestown, Temple, New Boston, Mont Vernon, Greenfield, and Lyndeborough.

“Turn around don’t drown when encountering flooded roads,” the warning says. “Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.”

A Flood Watch remains in effect for the Monadnock Region until 8:00 Saturday night as well. The NWS says excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations, and that the greatest threat is where heavy rain fell on Friday.

Flooding was reported in parts of southwestern New Hampshire late Friday afternoon and into the evening. Antrim Fire and Ambulance reported a large washout involving a house and vehicles on Moutainside Drive Friday evening.

Fire crews in Rindge responded to a report that a house had been struck by lightning shortly before 5:30 Saturday evening at 52 Old Cathedral Road. According to a news release no smoke or signs of fire were located inside the home, and crews discovered that the lightning strike was to a tree about 50 feet away from the home that traveled underground and into the foundation of an attached garage, causing some minor damage.

There were no injuries reported in that incident and the residents were able to reoccupy the home after first responders verified there were no further hazards present.