Hurricane Diane / Floods (Aug 1955)

[SVonCarson]

I was about 4 years old when this occurred. Hurricane Hazel and Hurricane Diane are my earliest memories. I remember my father marking the water levels on our steep front steps--scary for a little one

[gdgiannone]

I was 9yrs old and visiting Philadelphia when this happened and only was aware of it from a letter. When I returned, some of the landscape had changed ( my aunt's home was gone), & people were either boiling water or collecting it in containers from some of the mountain streams. This film helped put me here during the crisis.

[2007sunnyday]

MA got over 8 inches of rain the say Hurricane Diane came through, a record.

Thanks for the video!

[malleymyster]

what's the town at 3:41?

[phanatic87]

@malleymyster

Easton PA

[DofBlueRoses]

wow...thanks for showing that. I was born during that hurricane .... in fact, I was named after it.

[karoha5]

@DofBlueRoses That was 2 years before my birth. Thanks Diana.

[DoctorCooper293]

I sure hope they're right about "never again".

At around at around 0:30 is main street of my current home town. Scary stuff.

[MrReminisce]

Nice save on a piece of American History!

[tibbz82]

right theres ur global warming. deport Al Gore!

[KhuFuSK]

that hit my town reall seriously. good thing i wasnt alive back then :) theres more info here

thefloodof1955 [dot] com

[tfd92]

Wow!! This is a great video. Thanks Kerry

[danielchance]

Oh my gosh, they should not be throwing these things out! This is one of the reasons films get lost! Lucky you were there to rescue these priceless gems!

[pianodon]

Love it! Please post more of these.

[TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

This is how I find videos. From people throwing them out. Lawn Sales , cable companies , etc.

[KKD1247]

Exactly.  Me too.

[Frritzz]

Looks like you've saved something that shouldn't be thrown out. The people at the library didn't know what they were throwing away. Why don't they try selling them or give them away??? Films like these should be saved and not be forgotten.

[numpty1972]

Thanks for the footage.