Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1937
• Subjects: Alaska; Weather Conditions and Climate; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th Century; United States. > Alaska > 20th Century; Pacific; Nome
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/102389

Worst Strom in 24 Years Battled at Nome, Alaska Worst Storm in 24 Years Battled at Nome, Alaska NOME, Alaska, Nov. 10 (AP) Wearied by an all-night fight against raging seas which wrecked waterfront buildings on a half-mile front, Nome's citizens today battled the worst storm in 24 years. Business leaders counted the loss, in early estimates, at more than $125,000. The town's entire eastern end from the vicinity "of the light plant, stretching along the beach, had been nearly completely swept away. The government harbor jetties on the west end were wrecked. Several persons were injured by collapsing buildings but a check through the city and on the sand-spit area across the river showed so no lives were lost.