Hurricane Agnes - Wikipedia
WEBAgnes 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 an upper trough over the Yucatán Peninsula.
Flood of June 1972 - Hurricane Agnes - National Weather Service
WEBThe storm crossed the Florida Panhandle coastline on June 19, 1972, and followed an unusually extended overland trajectory combining with an extratropical system to bring very heavy rain from the Carolinas northward to New York.
Hurricane Agnes rainfall and floods, June-July 1972
WEBThe storm crossed the Florida Panhandle coastline on June 19, 1972, and followed an unusually extended overland trajectory combining with an extratropical system to bring very heavy rain from the Carolinas northward to New York.
Upstate History Documentaries | Agnes: The Flood of '72 | PBS
WEBOn June 19th, 1972, the first hurricane of the season, Agnes, crossed over the Florida Panhandle and headed back out to sea. By June 22nd, the remnants of Agnes stalled over the northeastern ...
June 19, 1972: Hurricane Agnes - Florida History Network
WEBJun 19, 1972 · Hurricane Agnes made landfall in the Panhandle on June 19, 1972, bringing seven-foot tides to Cedar Key and submerging six bridges to the mainland. At Alligator Point, 16 homes were swept off their foundations.
Hurricane Agnes - June 14-25, 1972 - Weather Prediction Center
WEBHurricane Agnes - June 14-25, 1972 Agnes was one of the largest June hurricanes on record. Banded convection was first noted in the northwest Caribbean Sea on June 11. A polar front dropped into region from the northwest. As the front approached, a depression formed over the Yucatan on the 14th and moved eastward into …
Hurricanes: Science and Society: 1972- Hurricane Agnes
WEBOn 16 June after turning to the north, the depression became the first tropical storm of the 1972 hurricane season and was named Agnes. It was a very large storm, extending over 3215 km (2,000 mi) outward from its center.
Hurricane Agnes - National Weather Service
WEBDevastating floods occurred across the Mid-Atlantic region resulting from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes in late June of 1972. Hurricane Agnes came onshore over the Florida Panhandle during the afternoon of June 19th.
About Hurricane Agnes, a $2.1 billion storm that ravaged the U.S. in 1972
WEBOn June 18, 1972, Hurricane Agnes reached its peak intensity. It caused $2.1 billion in damage, making it the costliest hurricane to devastate the United States at the time.
Hurricane Agnes - National Weather Service Heritage
WEBHowever, in 1972, one of the most impactful June hurricanes on record began to form in the Gulf of Mexico: Hurricane Agnes. On June 11, an unusual area of convection was spotted in the northwest Caribbean Sea as a polar front dropped into the region.
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