Forty Years Ago: A Flood Devastates The Area

Editor's Note: Recent heavy rain reminds me of the 1973 flood, the weather forecast that occurred on Sunday about 40 years ago. The following is a summary of the events of the Standard Edition on July 5, 1973.

It threw so much rainwater into already saturated waters of the Otaukee, Shirakawa, and Onpanpanosak Rivers. The two basins - Ottauquechee and Ompompanos - were flood control dams closed the gate during the storm

The South Heihe River, which has been storing after the flood dam of North Springfield, also reached record highs.

The rainfall in May and June was above average. Rainwater from the storm system flows into the river and flows in, causing flooding for 50 years. It became my head on June 30 (Saturday)

In Woodstock, precipitation decreased by 30 inches in three days. Other data are as follows: Rochester, 37 inches; Cavendish, 18 inches; Hanover, 07 inches; Kenchy, 19 inches; Union Village, 31 inches; North Heartland, 20 inches; Lebanon, 5 inches

Experts estimate that this number may exceed 8 inches if precipitation is measured on the alpine slope in the eastern part of the castle peak.

On Saturday, June 30, Woodstock got alert. Emergency workers evacuate homes and residents, but low-lying business people inevitably are trying to preserve what they can do. The flood also hit Westwood Stoke. Photographer Ken Miner 's account appears in a flooded, truncated, hurry Vermont standard edition flood that must be printed at Valley News in West Lebanon. Publisher Benton Dryden is very proud and managed to keep his continuing publications unchanged despite its difficulty. When the Ottauquechee jumped on the side of West Woodstock on June 30, the standard news organization was destroyed. The miners reported that Leonard's propane tank drifted through the village from the river and caused floods in lowlands behind houses and projects.

Walter Brehaut living in that area can extract a little deer from the flood and turn it into a game warden.

Just as the flood started to settle around noon on 30 June, South Woodstock's big beaver pool broke through and was eliminated. Due to the sharp rise of water, Kedron Brook has already risen 2 to 3 feet at high flood level and flooding occurred at Vail Field and Woodstock Country Club. Maple Street and Woodstock Village The water level of the golf course damaged the foundation and almost drowned the ground floor of some buildings. The basement of the Woodstock Hotel and the parking lot were flooded. Some houses become islands and residents receive security assistance from members of the Woodstock fire department

The picture taken by Godsill shows the snack bar, Leonard and standard buildings are overflowing with fallen trees, many propane tanks floating in the Sydney Smith Report, Westwood Stoke, Dunham and Curti of Woodstock City, Shollow I lost three bridges

Two natural disasters have a devastating effect on the economy of this region. The first one was the flood of 1927 and the flood of 100 years. Because the embankment broke, most of Jefferson Counties in the north and southeast were flooded. A serious drought in 1930 caused the crop to fail again and exacerbated the economic situation during the Great Depression. Residents of Pine Bluff are confused to survive. In 1930, two major banks were closed. Between the late 1920s and the early 1930s, the provincial highway construction plan promoted trade between Pinebruff in the southeast of Arkansas and other communities. This was also important for Jefferson County. After President Franklin Roosevelt appointed in 1933, he launched a number of government programs to benefit the community. Through the fundraising of the Engineering Progress Authority (WPA) and Public Works, Pine Bluff founded a new school and football stadium and developed Auckland Park as the first major entertainment facility.

40 years history: In 1965, New Orleans was flooded in several areas of Hurricane Becky, and in 1969 Hurricane Camille destroyed the Gulf. Recently, many experts and government officials expect an increase in violent hurricanes and mass media explaining New Orleans's special and growing vulnerability to devastating floods due to changes in geology and other circumstances doing. The Federal Emergency Management Bureau will support devastating hurricane planning. There are few people completed in the next 6 years