Hurricane Agnes remains one of the most costly natural disasters in Pennsylvania history. Nationwide, there were 122 deaths attributed to Agnes, 50 in the state of Pennsylvania.

Damage was heaviest in Pennsylvania, where Agnes was the state's wettest tropical cyclone. Due to the significant effects, the name Agnes was retired in the spring of 1973. In early-mid June 1972, …

In June 1972, tropical storm Agnes caused severe flooding in Pennsylvania and southern New York. The floods on many major streams were the highest known since the river valleys were settled. …

From June 21 through 24, 1972, Tropical Storm Agnes stalled over the Susquehanna Basin, dumping between 10 and 18 inches of rain over the mountainous areas of Pennsylvania and western New …

In the end, Hurricane Agnes pummeled Wilkes-Barre and the Wyoming Valley with 14 trillion gallons of water; submerging homes and destroying communities. The storm completely destroyed 3,500 …

Jun 20, 2019 · Agnes caused more than $2 billion in damage in Pennsylvania - including 68,000 homes and 3,000 businesses destroyed. Forty-eight deaths were reported - more than in any other state.

The rainfall brought widespread flooding to communities along the Schuylkill River. The Times Herald recorded several photographs and stories about the flood. The storm caused forty-eight deaths and …

4 days ago · Over 3,000 homes were destroyed and 110,000 homes were damaged to some extent. Over 5,000 mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. The death toll in the United States was 119 …

The Agnes flood levels of 1972 exceeded the previous record of 1936 by 3 to 6 ft in the Susquehanna River. At Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the river crested 18 ft above flood stage.

Jun 21, 2025 · Hurricane Agnes, by then downgraded to a tropical storm, dumped buckets of rain on the East Coast in June 1972, leaving devastating floods across central Pennsylvania.