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Description
The Merrimack River in full flood following hurricane passage.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
Manchester, New Hampshire
Collection
Weather Service
NOAA Affiliation
NOS
Keywords
Monsters
Hurricanes
Damage