Hurricane Agnes 1972

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Atlantic hurricane Category 1 Atlantic hurricane retired Atlantic hurricane name

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

Aliases (2)

Hurricane Agnes (1972) ×83
Hurricane Agnes flooding of 1972 ×1

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Atlantic hurricane → Category 1 Atlantic hurricane → retired Atlantic hurricane name →
affectedArea	Caribbean Sea → Connecticut → Cuba → Delaware → Florida → Georgia (U.S. state) → Maryland → New York (state) → North Carolina → Ontario → Pennsylvania → 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 →
currencyOfDamageCost	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, New York → Elmira, New York → Harrisburg, Pennsylvania → Richmond, Virginia → Washington, D.C. → 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 → 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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northern Central Railway →	affectedBy
Susquehanna River ("Hurricane Agnes flooding of 1972") →	associatedWith