Hurricane Agnes
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Hurricane Agnes was the second tropical cyclone and first named storm of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. It developed as a tropical depression on June 14 from the interaction of a polar front and
Agnes near peak intensity in the Gulf of Mexico on June 18
Hurricane Agnes approaching landfall in the Florida Panhandle on June 19
Remnants of Agnes over the northeastern United States
Damage in Key West, Florida, from a tornado spawned by Agnes
Susquehanna River
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The Susquehanna River is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeast states. At 444 miles long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of t
Hurricane Agnes
…in Delaware. The most significant effects, by far, occurred in Pennsylvania, mostly due to intense flooding. The tropical storm severely flooded the Susquehanna River and the Lackawanna River, causing major damage to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton metropolitan area. In both Pennsylvania and New Jersey combined, about…
Susquehanna River in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River at source, looking at Otsego Lake
Harrisburg, with the Pennsylvania State Capitol dome, seen from Wormleysburg
Looking downriver at Sunbury, Pennsylvania