WEATHER HISTORY TODAY: August 12, 1955 During the second week of - TopicsExpress



          

WEATHER HISTORY TODAY: August 12, 1955 During the second week of August hurricanes Connie and Diane produced as much as 19 inches of rain in the northeastern U.S. forcing rivers from Virginia to Massachusetts into a high flood. Westfield MA was deluged with 18.15 inches of rain in 24 hours, and at Woonsocket RI the Blackstone River swelled from seventy feet in width to a mile and a half. Connecticut and the Delaware Valley were hardest hit. Total damage in New England was 800 million dollars, and flooding claimed 187 lives. (David Ludlum)
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 07:03:20 +0000

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