Hurricane Agnes 1972

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Hurricane Agnes 1972 was a devastating Atlantic hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding and widespread damage across the eastern United States, particularly in June 1972.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic hurricane
Category 1 Atlantic hurricane
retired Atlantic hurricane name
affectedArea Caribbean Sea
Connecticut
Cuba
Province of Delaware
surface form: Delaware

Florida
Georgia
surface form: Georgia (U.S. state)

Maryland
New York
surface form: New York (state)

North Carolina
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec

South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
agencyTrackedBy National Hurricane Center
basin Atlantic Ocean
caused catastrophic flooding in the eastern United States
dam failures and levee overtopping
heavy rainfall over the Mid-Atlantic states
record flooding in New York
record flooding in Pennsylvania
severe inland flooding
storm surge along the Gulf Coast of Florida
widespread river flooding
classification Cape Verde-type system (late-stage) is not applicable
countryAffected Canada
Cuba
countryMostAffected United States of America
surface form: United States
currencyOfDamageCost US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
damageCost about 2.1 billion USD (1972)
over 10 billion USD (inflation-adjusted)
over 3 billion USD (1972, including indirect losses)
dissipatedOn 1972-07-06
entered Gulf of Mexico
extratropicalRemnantsAffected New England
eastern Canada
floodRecord record crest of the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg
record crest of the Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre
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
impactedRiver Allegheny River
Genesee River
Juniata River
Monongahela River
Potomac River
Susquehanna River
ledTo changes in flood insurance and disaster relief programs in the United States
major improvements in U.S. flood control policies
madeLandfallIn Florida
New York
North Carolina
Florida Panhandle
surface form: Panhandle of Florida
maximumSustainedWinds 120 km/h
75 mph
meteorologicalOrigin tropical disturbance in the Yucatán Peninsula region
minimumCentralPressure 977 hPa
namedAfter Agnes
nameRetiredFrom Atlantic hurricane naming list
nameRetiredIn 1973
notableFor being the costliest U.S. hurricane on record at the time
extreme inland flooding rather than wind damage
historic flooding in the Potomac River basin
historic flooding in the Susquehanna River basin
partOf 1972 Atlantic hurricane season
rainfallPeak over 12 inches in parts of New York
over 19 inches in parts of Pennsylvania
reachedHurricaneStatusOn 1972-06-18
reachedTropicalStormStatusOn 1972-06-16
replacedBy Hurricane name Allison (for future seasons)
season June 1972
totalFatalities approximately 128
over 120 people
track Caribbean Sea to Gulf of Mexico to U.S. East Coast
transitionedTo extratropical cyclone

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Description of subject: Hurricane Agnes 1972 was a devastating Atlantic hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding and widespread damage across the eastern United States, particularly in June 1972.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Central Railway affectedBy Hurricane Agnes 1972
Susquehanna River associatedWith Hurricane Agnes 1972
this entity surface form: Hurricane Agnes flooding of 1972
Erie Lackawanna Railway affectedBy Hurricane Agnes 1972
this entity surface form: Hurricane Agnes