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Jun. 19—Lt. Col. John "Jack" Raffaele, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was the district engineer overseeing cleanup efforts in Sunbury and parts of the Susquehanna River Valley left ...
On June 15, 1972, a tropical wave developed into Tropical Storm Agnes, which soon became Hurricane Agnes, the first and most destructive storm of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. Now, 50 years ...
Feb. 2—PITTSTON — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Agnes Flood, WVIA will feature "Agnes 50," a multi-platform initiative that will explore the events of June 23, 1972, as well ...
Hurricane Agnes was the costliest hurricane to hit the United States at the time, causing an estimated $2.1 billion in damage. The hurricane's death toll was 128. [ 1 ] The effects of Agnes were widespread, from the Caribbean to Canada, with much of the east coast of the United States affected.
October 29, 1961 – The interaction between Hurricane Hattie and a ridge to its north produced squally winds of around 30 mph (50 km/h) across Florida. [25] August 26, 1962– A tropical depression which later becomes Hurricane Alma brushes the southeastern portion of the state, dropping 3.6 inches (91 mm) of rain at Fort Drum. [12] [14]
The number of $1 billion Atlantic hurricanes almost doubled from the 1980s to the 2010s, and inflation-adjusted costs have increased more than elevenfold. [1] The increases have been attributed to climate change, more people moving to coastal areas, [1] and the dramatic increase in construction costs since 1980.
Surface weather analysis of the 1898 Georgia hurricane on October 2. That hurricane was the strongest hurricane on record to hit the state and was the most recent major hurricane to strike Georgia. The list of Georgia hurricanes includes tropical or subtropical cyclones that have affected the U.S. state of Georgia.
Here's a look at the impact of Agnes, by the numbers: $3.1 billion: The damage caused by Hurricane Agnes to the East Coast 128 : Deaths caused by Hurricane Agnes.