Super Typhoon Bavi to Impact Guam and the Mariana Islands; Excessive Rainfall and Flooding Threat in the Mid-Atlantic

Catastrophic Super Typhoon Bavi's eyewall has reached Rota and is expected to bring dangerous winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge to Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan. A Typhoon Warning remains in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue to bring a flooding threat from coastal Mid-Atlantic to southern New England through Monday. Read More >

According to Mrs. Linda Norton, the townspeople of Fremont were very discouraged with all the tourists coming into town to see the damage. The people were afraid someone was going to get hurt as well. So, they put a rope up in front of the post office, which crossed over the street. L.D. Smith, the town's postmaster, put up a barrel with a sign: Donate to help build Fremont. He did this as a joke but after all was said and done, several thousand dollars were raised for the town. Much of this money came from other Fremonts across the country, as you will read below. When it came time to decide what to do with money, the townspeople got together and decided to use the money to pave the streets and put up street lights.

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Super Typhoon Bavi to Impact Guam and the Mariana Islands; Excessive Rainfall and Flooding Threat in the Mid-Atlantic

1957 Carter County Tornado