The pickup ran into the house on East Road and caused not only caused visible damage to the house, but shifted the load of the support beams, according to the Plaistow Fire Department.
The Republican said that after much "prayer and deliberation" after his second place finish in the Iowa caucus, he did not see a way to winning the primary on Tuesday.
The leak caused Church Street between Ocean Boulevard and the Highland Avenue extension to be closed because of flooding in the roadway, according to Hampton police.
High tide on Wednesday and Saturday brought storm surges that inundated streets for several hours, but did not impact overall Unitil gas service, but did submerge meters and regulators.
The NOAA's Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service shows the ocean cresting at 13.7 feet, nearly three feet above major flood stage. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Seavey Island) crested at 13.17 feet, which is two feet above flood stage.
Newmarket Fire & Rescue said they were called to a fire on Lafayette Street and found the detached garage fully engulfed, along with most of the house.
Coastal flooding on Saturday could rival Wednesday's. Even though the storm is weaker, the tides will be higher overall. Winds will gust up to 60 mph at the coast and 45 mph inland on Saturday morning.
Police shut down Ocean Boulevard late Wednesday morning during high tide just before 10 a.m. as 1-3 feet of water covered the road thanks to 11-foot waves.
Precipitation begins as snow Tuesday afternoon mostly in interior areas but those closest to the coast get just rain, according to meteorologist Jon Palmer at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.