Hurricane Agnes Reading Pa. Web hurricane agnes caused extreme damage to berks county residences and businesses when it hit june, 22nd 1972. Since agnes, only tropical storm lee in.
By the time the storm ended on the 23rd about 8.6 inches of rain had fallen on berks in. Read more charlie james / philadelphia inquirer & daily news. Web damage was heaviest in pennsylvania, where agnes was the state's wettest tropical cyclone. Agnes was the second tropical cyclone and first named storm of. Web agnes had briefly been a hurricane and killed 15 people in cuba and florida, but had been downgraded to a tropical storm and was barely that as it meandered northward along the coast. Flooding in norristown on june 23, 1972, in the aftermath of agnes. At the yocum library at reading area community college. Fifty years later, the memories and anxieties persist. Due to the significant effects, the name agnes was retired in the spring of 1973. Tropical storm agnes, which caused historic flooding 50 years ago this month, still ranks as the most destructive storm in central pennsylvania.
Since agnes, only tropical storm lee in. Due to the significant effects, the name agnes was retired in the spring of 1973. Read more charlie james / philadelphia inquirer & daily news. In reading, the schuylkill river crested to a record high of 31.3 feet. Tropical storm agnes, which caused historic flooding 50 years ago this month, still ranks as the most destructive storm in central pennsylvania. Web by pennsylvania water science center june 21, 2022. Agnes was the second tropical cyclone and first named storm of. Web damage was heaviest in pennsylvania, where agnes was the state's wettest tropical cyclone. Web hurricane agnes caused extreme damage to berks county residences and businesses when it hit june, 22nd 1972. Retired former fire chief bill reher was among those who talked at the. Web agnes had briefly been a hurricane and killed 15 people in cuba and florida, but had been downgraded to a tropical storm and was barely that as it meandered northward along the coast.
