Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

$160,000 Damage Is Suffered by Nome $160,000 Damage Is Suffered by Nome NOME, Alaska.—(U.P.)—A fierce storm that caused approximately $160,000 damage to Nome subsided early today. A small gale that lashed sleet and rain down upon the town and its 1200 residents apparently had blown itself out. All d...

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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/102392
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Summary:$160,000 Damage Is Suffered by Nome $160,000 Damage Is Suffered by Nome NOME, Alaska.—(U.P.)—A fierce storm that caused approximately $160,000 damage to Nome subsided early today. A small gale that lashed sleet and rain down upon the town and its 1200 residents apparently had blown itself out. All danger was believed past. Many citizens who had evacuated lowlands for higher ground returned to their homes, which had been threatened by battering seas.

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