Hurricane Irene strikes the Upper Valley

New Hampshire was comparatively fortunate, although the Upper Valley Plaza, the shopping center with Shaw’s and Kohl’s at the corner of 89 and Route 12A in West Lebanon, was flooded, as the Valley News reports. Repairs there will cost nearly $8 million.

Vermont is still suffering. The Valley News has a photo gallery and After the Storm coverage. The railroad bridge over the White River was rendered unusable. Residents built a temporary exit from Interstate 89 in Royalton.

See also the Rauner blog report on the Hurricane of 1938, which toppled many elms on campus, and the student efforts to help clean up after the Flood of 1927.

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