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Storms
About our New England weather ...
by Don Norris
... making friends with a seagull
Soggy in Seattle, he says
By Jerry Norton
... photo essay on Jerry's Washington State
Rain, rain, on our alluvial plain ...
from the SilverStringers
... a damp photo essay on Melrose in the mist
Storm of the century inundates Melrose
by SilverStringer Don Norris
... hundreds evacuated -- cost may reach six million
Wading through the flood waters
by Ann Robbins Talbot
... such a surreal scene ...
It was a nightmare
by Ella Letterie
... I felt like Noah
The rain, in the main, falls on my domain
by Russ Priestley
... and I've reached my saturation point
Wait a minute ... I'll take another look
by Joe Sullivan
... the lake extends down the Parkway, past the High School
Did you get water?
by Ed Wright
... my advice - get a pump
The flood of 2006
by Len Dalton
... why we got hit.
John and Mary remember
by Kay McCarte
... the hurricane of '38
Snowstorm travel, 1978 to 2005
by Bob Ross
... the white stuff helps keep one in shape
I dislike snow plow drivers
by Bob Ross
... I love them most of the time though
Hurricane "Carol" in Newport, August 1954
by Jerry Norton, MHS Class of 1942
... rank has its privileges - or does it?
Recalling the Blizzard of '78
By Len Dalton
... on duty in the teeth of the blizzard
We had a yard of it
by John Averell
... The great blizzard in Franklin
Diary entries during Blizzard'78
the late Louise F. Dodge, Winthrop, MA
... written by a Melrosian's mother,
Seeing was believin'
by Jack Driscoll
... Newspaper readers gobbled up the story they all participated in
There was snow up to my waist
by Don and Lorry Norris
... the aftermath, a truly winter wonderland
Blizzard of '78
by Nancy J. Brissette
... good thing I'm a nurse
Blizzard training
by Russ Priestley
... a travelogue
'Send in a Home Health Aide'
by Natalie Thomson
... never mind the weather!
Mama had to be evacuated
by Ella Letterie
... history repeats itself.
I remember twenty five years ago
by Shirley Rabb
... it was a thirteen mile walk
Hundreds die, $millions lost as hurricane devastates area
by the Melrose SilverStringers
... Stringers provide eye-witness accounts to the 1938 storm that no one knew was coming.
HURRICANE! I got on the wrong train ...
David Moreland
... hanging onto telephone poles for dear life ...
HURRICANE! The Bridegroom Had Not Yet Arrived
Natalie Thomson
...Wedding bells delayed
HURRICANE! So What Happened in 1938? ...
by Ella Letterie
... here's one Stringer who missed the action!
HURRICANE! It Dawned Like Every Other Day in Boston ...
by Bill Jodrey
... it assured me of endless work for months to come.
HURRICANE! No One Told Us It Was Going To Rain ...
by Don Norris
... The wire was sparking and hissing, and flopping around like a hurt snake.
HURRICANE! Memories of a Near Disaster
Bernadette Mahoney
... heard the crack of the tree breaking and slammed on the brakes ...
HURRICANE! Where Were You?
Marie Moreland
... Hurricane of '38 inspires author to take up meteorology
HURRICANE! A Small Memory of the Hurricane of 1938
Virginia Hanley
... how I missed all the excitement
HURRICANE! The Big Blow and Other Breezy Tales
Russ Priestley
... Storms I have endured.
HURRICANE! The Hurricane of 1938
Len Dalton
...Without today's technology, New England only had a few hours to prepare.
HURRICANE! Thoughts About the '38 Hurricane
Kay McCarte
... about the boy who saved the kitty ...
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