Tropical Storm Agnes!
Title | Tropical Storm Agnes! PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 78 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Atlantic States |
ISBN |
Tropical Storm Agnes in Greater Harrisburg
Title | Tropical Storm Agnes in Greater Harrisburg PDF eBook |
Author | Erik V. Fasick |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 129 |
Release | 2013-02-25 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1439641978 |
Tropical Storm Agnes, along with the unprecedented flooding which resulted from it, is arguably the most significant event to have transpired in the Harrisburg area in the last 150 years. Over the course of June 21 and June 22, 1972, Agnes drenched the region with more than a foot of rain. As a result, the Susquehanna River rose to record-breaking levels and backed into the already overwhelmed feeding creeks and streams. In Harrisburg, armed National Guardsmen patrolled the vacant streets and set up checkpoints to enforce a curfew and deter looting. Surrounded by floodwaters, row homes near the governors mansion burned, and firefighters waded through chest-high water as they attempted to reach the blaze. Entire neighborhoods in both Shipoke and Steelton were ultimately lost due to the high waters entering homes. To this day, Agnes continues to serve as the measuring stick by which all storms since have been judged.
Impact of Tropical Storm Agnes on Chesapeake Bay
Title | Impact of Tropical Storm Agnes on Chesapeake Bay PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Baltimore District |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 684 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) |
ISBN |
Hurricane Agnes in the Wyoming Valley
Title | Hurricane Agnes in the Wyoming Valley PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan Glahn |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 2017-06-12 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1439661049 |
Although history records the hurricane that struck northeastern Pennsylvania in June 1972 as "Agnes," residents of the Wyoming Valley affected by the storm and the resulting damage simply refer to it as "the flood." As the Susquehanna River rose to over 40 feet and left her banks, citizens could do nothing but watch as their lives were forever changed. A raging torrent unearthed dozens of previously resting bodies in the Forty Fort Cemetery, houses were knocked off their foundations or swept away entirely, and citizens took to their boats to rescue those who did not heed the warnings of the sirens that wailed when the waters began to surge through the city streets. And yet, amidst the drama, a wedding--scheduled long before the storm--proceeded, though not quite as envisioned by the bride and groom.
Impact of Tropical Storm Agnes on Chesapeake Bay, Appendix
Title | Impact of Tropical Storm Agnes on Chesapeake Bay, Appendix PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 684 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) |
ISBN |
Final Report of the Disaster Survey Team on the Events of Agnes
Title | Final Report of the Disaster Survey Team on the Events of Agnes PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Disaster Survey Team on the Events of Agnes |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 56 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Atlantic States |
ISBN |
Hurricane Agnes, June 14-23, 1972
Title | Hurricane Agnes, June 14-23, 1972 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Weather Service. Office of Meteorological Operations |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 206 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Atlantic States |
ISBN |