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pl23_wea02419.jpg

Flooded streets blocked transport of sandbags to dikes on the Connecticut River

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Description

Flooded streets blocked transport of sandbags to dikes on the Connecticut River.The New England Hurricane of 1938 traveled 600 miles in 12 hours,surprising southern New England and causing widespread destruction.In: The New England Hurricane, Federal Writers' Project of WPA, 1938.

Photographer

Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas

Display Date

1938 September 22

Location

Springfield, Massachusetts

Collection

Weather Service

NOAA Affiliation

NOS

Keywords

Monsters

Hurricanes

Damage