Cape Verde-type system (late-stage) is not applicable

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Hurricane Agnes (1972) was a destructive Atlantic tropical cyclone best known for causing catastrophic flooding along the U.S. East Coast, particularly in Pennsylvania and New York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic tropical cyclone
hurricane
affectedArea Connecticut
Cuba
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

New York
North Carolina
Ontario
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Virginia
basin Atlantic Ocean
caused catastrophic flooding
major flooding in the Schuylkill River basin
widespread river flooding in the Susquehanna River basin
classification not a Cape Verde-type system
convertedTo extratropical cyclone
damageCost over 2 billion USD (1972)
deathToll over 120 deaths
dissipatedOn 1972-07-06
extratropicalTransitionRegion eastern United States
formedFrom tropical disturbance in the Yucatán region
formedOn 1972-06-14
impactedCity Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York

Elmira, New York
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Richmond, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
madeLandfallIn Florida
North Carolina
meteorologicalAgency National Hurricane Center
minimumCentralPressure 977 hPa
nameRetired true
nameRetiredFrom Atlantic hurricane naming list
notableFor catastrophic flooding along the U.S. East Coast
severe flooding in New York
severe flooding in Pennsylvania
originType non–Cape Verde system
peakCategory Category 1 hurricane
peakWindSpeed 75 mph
record costliest U.S. hurricane on record at the time
remnantInteraction merged with an extratropical system
season 1972 Atlantic hurricane season

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Hurricane Agnes 1972 classification Cape Verde-type system (late-stage) is not applicable
subject surface form: Hurricane Agnes (1972)