![[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides] Premier, WV, May 9, 2002 -- Darryl Lipscomb salvages his bass guitar and a few other possessions from his home in McDowell County, West Virginia. The flash flood that struck on May 2, 2002 was particularly violent. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDIvMDUvMDkvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1mbG9vZGluZy1hbmQtbGFuZHNsaWRlcy1wcmVtaWVyLXd2LW1heS05LTIwMDItZGFycnlsLWxpcHNjb21iLWY5MzRiMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/216/jpg "[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides] Premier, WV, May 9, 2002 -- Darryl Lipscomb salvages his bass guitar and a few other possessions from his home in McDowell County, West Virginia. The flash flood that struck on May 2, 2002 was particularly violent. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo")
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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09/05/2002
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