You’re living a pretty good life in rural New Hampshire, the foliage is beautiful, the scenery along the river is lovely, and then it starts raining and doesn’t quit and, the next thing you know, your house is floating away until it’s destroyed by a bridge.
Wind from the powerful storm in northern New England reached 130 miles per hour by one estimate. Almost 400,000 people were without power.
The storm hit on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.
Related weather: Video, photos: Aerial view of Lake Superior storm damage (Duluth News Tribune)