Lehigh Valley residents share their memories of surviving Hurricane Diane.
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, shows photos of the damage brought on by Hurricane Diane in 1955 on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, shows photos of the damage brought on by Hurricane Diane in 1955 on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, shows photos of the damage brought on by Hurricane Diane in 1955 on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, shows photos of the damage brought on by Hurricane Diane in 1955 on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, shows photos of the damage to her childhood home from Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, shows photos of the damage to her childhood home from Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, shows photos of the damage to her childhood home from Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, and Ken “Jerry” Wyant, 86, of Plainfield Township, share their first-hand accounts of Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, holds a copy of the Easton Express that documents the damage from Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
George Kreitz, 84, of Easton, Ken “Jerry” Wyant, 86, of Plainfield Township, and Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, stand in front of a canal Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton, that was filled with water in the 1950s. Hurricane Diane in 1955 caused the canal to flood into homes. Now barren, the walking trails still remain. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, holds a copy of the Easton Express that documents the damage from Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
A canal, seen Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton, was filled with water in the 1950s. Hurricane Diane in 1955 caused the canal to flood into homes. Now barren, the walking trails still remain. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
A canal, seen Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton, was filled with water in the 1950s. Hurricane Diane in 1955 caused the canal to flood into homes. Now barren, the walking trails still remain. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
A plaque reading “High water mark – Aug. 19, 1955” is displayed on the side of George Kreitz’s son’s home Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. It marks flooding that followed Hurricane Diane in 1955, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
One of the original three cottages that stood during Hurricane Diane in 1955 is seen Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, stands in front of where her home used to be with a photo the aftermath of Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, stands in front of where her home used to be with a photo the aftermath of Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, stands in front of where her home used to be with a photo the aftermath of Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
A canal, seen Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton, was filled with water in the 1950s. Hurricane Diane in 1955 caused the canal to flood into homes. Now barren, the walking trails still remain. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, shows photos of the damage brought on by Hurricane Diane in 1955 on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Williams Township. She is standing over a bridge that crosses the Delaware Canal. The storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers, and many other smaller streams to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Ken “Jerry” Wyant, 86, of Plainfield Township, owned a store at this location seen here Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton, prior to Hurricane Diane. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Ken “Jerry” Wyant, 86, of Plainfield Township, stands in front of where his store used to be with a photo after Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The 1955 storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
Ken “Jerry” Wyant, 86, of Plainfield Township , shows photos of the damage to his store from Hurricane Diane on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The storm 1955 caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
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Carol Stahley, 85, of Coopersburg, shows photos of the damage brought on by Hurricane Diane in 1955 on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Easton. The storm caused the Delaware and Lehigh rivers to flood, damaging houses, bridges, roads and more. (Oliver Lois Economidis/The Morning Call)
