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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Agnes | 1 |
| Hurricane Agnes 1972 canonical | 1 |
| Hurricane Agnes flooding of 1972 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T437779 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hurricane Agnes 1972 Context triple: [Northern Central Railway, affectedBy, Hurricane Agnes 1972]
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A.
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophic 2005 Atlantic hurricane that caused widespread devastation along the U.S. Gulf Coast, particularly in New Orleans, due to extreme flooding and levee failures.
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B.
Hurricane Hank
Hurricane Hank was the nickname of Henry Armstrong, a legendary American boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions.
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C.
Hurricane
"Hurricane" is a protest song by Bob Dylan that narrates and condemns the wrongful imprisonment of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
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D.
Hurricane
The Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that played a crucial role for the Royal Air Force during World War II, particularly in the Battle of Britain.
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E.
Yolanda
Yolanda is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with figures in the arts, activism, and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hurricane Agnes 1972 Target entity description: 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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A.
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophic 2005 Atlantic hurricane that caused widespread devastation along the U.S. Gulf Coast, particularly in New Orleans, due to extreme flooding and levee failures.
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B.
Hurricane Hank
Hurricane Hank was the nickname of Henry Armstrong, a legendary American boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions.
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C.
Hurricane
"Hurricane" is a protest song by Bob Dylan that narrates and condemns the wrongful imprisonment of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
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D.
Hurricane
The Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that played a crucial role for the Royal Air Force during World War II, particularly in the Battle of Britain.
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E.
Yolanda
Yolanda is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with figures in the arts, activism, and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| 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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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Hurricane Agnes flooding of 1972
this entity surface form:
Hurricane Agnes