Boone Storm Leaves 2 Feet Mud in City Streets, Phone Lines Down, Aug. 17,1926

Boone Struck by High Wind and Heavy Rains. . . Mud Two Feet Deep Left in Streets and Considerable Damage Done

Winston-Salem, August 17—A severe wind and rain storm caused considerable damage in the mountain section near Boone, according to messages received by the seventh district highway department Monday.

The rain, it is said, washed mud two feet deep upon some of the streets of Boone. Highway engineers were sent to Boone from Lenoir and nearby points and are busy repairing the roads. Telephone lines to Boone were torn down.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Wednesday morning, Aug. 18, 1926

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