1972 — June 18-26, Hurricane/Tropical Storm Agnes, Flooding, East Coast, esp. PA-145-146

-145-146 Blanchard tally based on State/DC breakouts below (does not include Cuba’s 16-40).
— 130 Seely. “Hurricane Agnes still stirs up a…” Post Standard, Syracuse NY, 6-16-2012.
— >130 UPI. “Wilkes-Barre Devastated. Tragedy Struck…” Bedford Daily Gazette. 6-27-1972, 1.
— 129 Rappaport/Fernandez-Partagas. The Deadliest Atlantic Trop… 1995, Appen. 1, 23.
— 128 Lipman. “Hurricane Agnes: A look back after 40 years.” Washington Post, 6-21-2012.
— 123 AP. “Storm’s Death Toll Climbs to 123.” Evening Standard, Uniontown Pa. 6-27-1972, 1.
— 122 Blake, et al. The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense US Cyclones…, April 2007.
— 122 Hebert/Jarrell/Mayfield. The Deadliest, Costliest…[US] Hurricanes… 1993, p. 80.
— 122 Ludlum, David. The American Weather Book, 1982, p. 129.
— 122 Jarrell et al. The Deadliest, Costliest…Most Intense U.S. Hurricanes…1900-2000. 2001.
— 122 NWSWFO Balt/Wash. The Greatest Storms of…Century…Greater Wash-Balt Rgn. 2005.
— 122 Sav. Natural Disasters: Some Empirical and Economic Considerations. 1974, 13.
— 122 Walker. The Corps Responds…History…Susquehanna Engineer District…Agnes. P. 2.
— 121 History.com. This Day in History, Disaster, June 13, 1972. “Hurricane Agnes is Born.”
— 118 NOAA. Final Report of the Disaster Survey Team on the Events of Agnes. 1973, 1.
— 117 Baily, et al. Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972. US GPO, 1975, 1.
— 117 NWS Middle Atlantic, River Forecast Office. Hurricane Agnes. Jan 28, 2006.
— 117 NWS WFO, Philadelphia/Mount Holly. “Historical Weather Facts…,” Oct 17, 2005.
— 117 Perry (USGS). Significant Floods in the United States During the 20th Century. 2000.
— 117 USGS. Summary of Significant Floods in the US, PR, and the VI, 1970-1989. 2008.
— 105 Gelber. The Pennsylvania Weather Book, 2002, 236.

Summary of Fatalities by State
Delaware ( 1) .7% (based on 140 fatalities)
District of Columbia ( 3) 2.1%
Florida ( 9) 6.4%
Maryland (21) 15.0%
New Jersey ( 1) .7%
New York (26) 18.5%
North Carolina ( 2) 1.4%
Pennsylvania (65-66) 42.8%-44.2% was 60-62
Virginia (17) 12.1%
Total 145-146

Breakout of Fatalities by State (and Locality, where noted):

Note: We do not include in our tally of deaths those entries below highlighted in yellow.

Delaware ( 1)
–1 Baily et al. (USGS/NWS) Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972. 1975, 83.
–1 NOAA. “National Weather Service Marks 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes,” 6-11-1997
–1 Dover, Kings Hwy., June 22. Falling tree crushes man; Dover eqpt. operator, Dennis J. Hurley, 29.

District of Columbia ( 3)
–4 Washington immediate area. NOAA. Final Report…Disaster Survey Team… 1973, 12.
–3 Blanchard tally of breakouts below:
–0 Environmental Data Service, NOAA. Climatological Data [MD&DE] 76/6, June 1972, 63.
–2 Rock Creek, June 22. Drowning; family wading in creek; children swept from parents.
–1 Potomac River, June 22. Drowning. (Source does not identify gender or age.)

Florida ( 9) (June 18-19)
–9 Baily et al. (USGS/NWS) Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972. 1975, 83.
–9 Blanchard tally based on cause of death and/or locality breakout below.
–9 Environmental Data Service (Asheville, NC), Storm Data, Vol. 14, No. 6, June 1972, p. 76.
–9 NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Office. Hurricane Agnes. Jan 28, 2006.
–9 NOAA. “National Weather Service Marks 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes,” 6-11-1997
Locality and/or Causality Breakout:
–1 Hendry Co., LaBelle (Everglades), June 18. Tornado. Mobile home destroyed; female (Messer), 30.
–2 Hillsborough/Pinellas Counties, June 18.
–1 June 18. Fresh-water drowning; child.
–1 June 18. Heart attack; locality, age, gender not noted.
–6 Okeechobee County, June 18/19. Tornadoes.
–1 Okeechobee County, Debbie Trailer Park, June 18/19. Tornado; female.
–3 Okeechobee County, Treasure Island trailer park, June 18/19.
–2 Okeechobee County, specific location not noted, June 18.

Maryland (21) (June 21-22)
–21 AP. “[MD] Continues to Count Up Flood…” Winchester Evening Star, VA. 6-27-72, 3.
–21 Baltimore Sun (Dance). “Tropical Storm Agnes flooded Maryland 40 years ago.” 6-21-2012
–21 Blanchard breakout of deaths identified by county below.
–21 NOAA. “National Weather Service Marks 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes,” 6-11-97.
–21 Rappaport 2000 spreadsheet of tropical cyclone deaths in U.S. since Camille, p. 5.
–21 Retro Baltimore (from Baltimore Sun). “Tropical Storm Agnes Battered…[MD]…” 6-20-2014.
–20 Walker. The Corps Responds…History of…Susquehanna Engineer District and…Agnes. 2.
–19 Baily et al. (USGS/NWS) Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972. 1975, 83.
–19 Environmental Data Service, NOAA. Climatological Data [MD&DE] 76/6, June 1972, 63.
–19 NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Office. Hurricane Agnes. Jan 28, 2006.
–19 NWS WFO, Baltimore/Washington (web). “1972 June 22 Agnes.” 5-25-2012 update.
–19 UPI. “Wilkes-Barre Devastated. Tragedy Struck At 5:30.” Bedford Daily Gazette. 6-27-1972, p. 1.
MD Localities Breakout: (21)
–? Anne Arundel County. (Have found no substantiation, however.)
–6 Baltimore County. (Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.)
–1 Balt. Bltwy, I-95, June 22. Truck fails to negotiate storm-caused detour; hits barrier, male (Moon), 40.
–1 Cockeysville, York Rd. underpass, Jun 22? Drowning; found in car after water receded. Male (Hand), 53.
–1 Owings Mills, June 22. Drowned; abandoned stalled car; Mrs. Hilda Garani, 58.
–3 Ruxton, June 22. Drownings; mother’s car swept off road; 3 children (Shelton).
–1 Carroll Co. Heart atck., June 22. Taneytown vol. fireman readying boat for rescue ops. (Bowers), 62.
–9? Howard County.
–8 Howard County. (Howard County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, Sec. 6, p. 6-4.)
–7 Howard Co. Shugg. “The Great Patapsco Flood of 1972.” MHM, 96/1, Spring 2001, 63.
–1 Columbia, US 29, Jun 22. Drowning; washed away getting out of car; Mary McCardle, 20.
–1 Elkridge vic., Patapsco Riv., June 22. Drowning, canoe capsizes; male (Lokey), 19.
–8? Ellicott City, Patapsco River.
–1 Ellicott City. Drowning; body found June 23 in basement of factory.
–1 Ellicott City vic., Patapsco Riv., Jun 21. Drowning; rafter pulled under at dam. Male (Vogelsang) early 20s.
–1 Hollifield Inn, June 22. Drowning; male (Carroll L. Greninger Jr.), 20.
–1 Hollifield Inn, June 22. Drowning; female (Gail Stout), 19.
–1 Hollifield Inn, June 22. Drowning; female (Elda Nadine Cody), 21.
–1 Valley View Inn ~Patapsco Bridge vic., June 22. Drowning; car. Male (Maraskey Jr.) 40.
–1 Valley View Inn ~Patapsco Bridge vic., June 22. Drowning; car. Male (Willard Williams) 58.
–1 Location not noted. Missing man (Carlton Kerger), 70.
–5 Montgomery County: (Blanchard tally based on breakouts below.)
–1 Bethesda, June 22. Drowning; swept away trying to get to safety; female (Schumann), 60.
–1 Gaithersburg vic., Beach Creek, Jun 22. Drowning; left car, male (David Smith), 60.
–1 Silver Spring, June 21. Drowning; car hits high water, swept away. Female, 60.
–1 Silver Spring, June 21-22? Heart attack during evacuation from home; Augie Crain.
–1 Silver Spring, June 21-22. Heart attack when home was flooded; female (Celia Hague), 60.
–1 Prince George’s County, June 22. Drowning, Male (Dintaman), 56.

New Jersey ( 1)
— 1 Baily et al. (USGS/NWS) Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972. 1975, 83.
— 1 NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Office. Hurricane Agnes. Jan 28, 2006.
— 1 Somerset Co., Montgomery Twp. Rock Brook, June 22. Drowning; female (James), 40.

New York (26) (June 20-25) (Especially June 23)
–31? Walker. The Corps Responds…History…Susquehanna Engineer District and…Agnes. 2.
–26 Blanchard low tally based on locality breakouts (were there 22 or 23 Steuben Co. deaths).
–25 Gelber, Ben. The Pennsylvania Weather Book, 2002, 213.
–25 NOAA. “National Weather Service Marks 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes,” 6-11-97
–24 Baily et al. (USGS/NWS) Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972. 1975, 83.
–24 Environmental Data Service (Asheville, NC), Storm Data, Vol. 14, No. 6, June 1972, p. 87.
–24 NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Office. Hurricane Agnes. Jan 28, 2006.
–24 Rappaport, Edward N. (National Hurricane Center). Spreadsheet of fatalities, 2-2-2000.
–23 UPI. “Wilkes-Barre Devastated. Tragedy Struck At 5:30.” Bedford Daily Gazette. 6-27-1972, p. 1.
Locality Breakouts: (28)
— 3 Allegany County. Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below
–2 Almond, Jun 21. Drowned attempting to escape in boat; John Ide, 36, daughter, Amy, 6.
–1 Scio, Vandermark Creek, Rte. 19, June 22. Drowning, ignored barricade; male, 21.
–? Locality not noted, June 22. Drowning in vehicle. Gender and age not noted.
— 1 Oneida Co., New Hartford, June 22. Heart attack pumping water from cellar; male, 63.
–22 Steuben County. Blanchard tally of 19 drownings and 3 deaths in helicopter crash.
–23 Steuben Co. STC. “Historic Floods in the Southern Tier Central Region of [NY].” 3.
–19 Steuben County, Corning vicinity. Drownings “in the upper basin near Corning.”
–18 Steuben County, June 23. Drownings.
–17 Steuben County, Corning area drownings.
Steuben County Locality Breakouts:
–1 Bath (north of Corning), June 21. Drowning (Farley Stamp), 49; swept from car.
–1 Corning, June 23. Daniel Martin Atwood body, 72, found on W. William Street.
–1 Corning, June 23. Martha Estella Atwood, 55, found on Jennings St. backyard.
–1 Corning, June 23. Elmer L. Benton, 81, found on first floor bed a block from home.
–1 Corning, June 23. Evelyn E. Cash, 61, found drowned in her apartment.
–1 Corning, June 23. Joel N. Clark, 61, Wilson St., found on front lawn on Pershing St.
–1 Corning, June 23. Beatrice R. Forrest, 74; drowned in No. Pulteney St. apartment.
–1 Corning, June 23. James Henry Horton, 74, drowned 1st floor, East High St. home.
–1 Corning, June 23. Penelope Bernita Horton, 12, drowned 1st floor, E High St. home.
–1 Corning, June 23. Olive Iona Lane, 72, found drowned outside Crystal City Bakery.
–1 Corning, June 23. Luella Lathrop, 76; found drowned in Charles St. home.
–1 Corning, June 23. Lena M. Moulton, 87, found drowned in W. William St. home.
–1 Corning, June 23. Eva Weller, 60, found drowned in Corning Blvd. apartment.
–1 Forest View-Gang Mills. June 23. Drowning, fireman (Abby), 45, swept away, rescue ops.
–1 Gang Mills, Green Motel Lodge, June 23. James J. Keetley, 51, of White Plains.
–3 Hornell, June 25. “…flood-related helicopter crash…” Males, 27, 42 and 44.
–1 Painted Post, June 23. Dallase Elsie Craig, 79, found in yard next to church.
–1 Painted Post, June 23. Nina Hough, 64, found drowned in Hamilton St. basement.
–1 Painted Post, June 23. Bryan N. Tong, 9-months, found near Holiday Inn, Gang Mills.
–? Painted Post. Rescuer drowns trying to save people who had refused to evacuate.
–1 Riverside, June 23. Martha Lorena Raymer, 78, found in E. Water St. bedroom.

North Carolina ( 2) (June 21)
–35 Legeros. North Carolina Deadliest Disasters Database.
— 2 Baily et al. (USGS/NWS) Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972. 1975, 83.
— 2 NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Office. Hurricane Agnes. Jan 28, 2006.
— 2 NOAA. “National Weather Service Marks 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes,” 6-11-97.
Locality Breakouts:
–1 Iredell Co., Harmony, June 21. Drowning; tractor driven into floodwater; male (Goforth), 52.
–1 Surry Co., Siloam community, Yadkin Riv., June 21. Drowning; canoe capsized; youth.

Pennsylvania (65-66) (June 21-25)
–65-66 Blanchard tally of individualized breakouts below county level.
— 50 AP. “State, Federal Health Experts…” Lebanon Daily News, PA. 6-27-1972, p. 22.
— 50 Environmental Data Service. Storm Data, Vol. 14, No. 6, June 1972, p91.
— 50 NOAA. “National Weather Service Marks 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes,” 6-11-1997.
— 50 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. History 1600-Present. 2014.
— 50 UPI. “Wilkes-Barre Devastated. Tragedy Struck At 5:30.” Bedford Daily Gazette. 6-27-1972, 1.
— 49 UPI. “Gloomy residents return to homes.” Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, PA, 6-28-1972, 1.
— 48 Baily et al. (USGS/NWS) Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972. 1975, p. 83.
— 48 Gelber. The Pennsylvania Weather Book, 2002, p. 213.
— 48 Lott, Ross, Sittel (NCDC). The Winter of ’95-’96…A Season of Extremes. Apr 1996, 4.
— 48 NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Office. Hurricane Agnes. Jan 28, 2006.
— 48 Walker. The Corps Responds…History…Susquehanna Engineer District and…Agnes. P.2.
— >47 UPI. “Worst Flooding In U.S. Struck State Hardest.” Altoona Mirror, PA. 6-26-1972, p.1.
— 39 UPI. [List, flood casualties, office of Gov. Shapp.]Altoona Mirror, PA, 6-26-1972, 3.
County and Locality Breakouts: (60-62)
— 2 Berks County, Hamburg, June 22. Drownings; Albert C. and Lottie I. Meyer.
— 1 Blair County, Altoona, June 23. Apparent heart attack while evacuating; Warren Chambers, 51.
–0-1 Bradford County, Towanda. Apparent drowning; unidentified male.
— 1 Columbia Co., Numidia, Roaring Creek area, June 22. Drowning, rescue effort; Brian Riker, 18.
–>3 Columbia Co., Bloomsburg. Cause of death not noted (presumably drowning).
— 1 Crawford Co., Oil Creek, Titusville vic., 6-24 Drowning; auto skids into creek; male (Kinney), 34.
–12 Dauphin County/Harrisburg area. Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
–8 Susquehanna River Basin Commission Agnes Information Sheet, June 2007.
–5 Rappaport 2000 spreadsheet on tropical storm fatalities since Camille.
Breakout of Dauphin County/Harrisburg area fatalities by locality:
–2 Fort Hunter, June 21. Missing/presumed drowned; trailer swept away; male & female.
–1 Harrisburg, June 22? Patriot News female worker drowns; slips off boat during bldg. evac.
–4 Harrisburg vic., June 26. Helicopter crash; 3 newsmen/pilot, Susquehanna Riv. flooding tour.
–1 Hershey, June 21. Drowning; man found dead in his flooded cellar.
–1 Hershey, June 21. Drowning; man “washed off a bridge over a flooded creek.”
–1 Steelton, Dauphin County, June 22. Drowning; Joseph Taylor, age not noted.
–1 Union Deposit, Grantville. June 22. Baby girl (Ney) swept from father’s arms.
–1 Union Deposit, June 22. Drowned; flooded basement; male (Brightbill), 58 or 61.
— 1 Erie County, Millcreek Twp. Walnut Creek, June 25. Drowning; Thomas McNab, 14.
— 1 Franklin County, Chambersburg, June 22. Heart attack “battling flood waters.” Male, 57.
— 1 Huntingdon Co., Cornpropst Mills, June 22. Drowning in pickup truck, man (Reed), 65.
— 1 Juniata Co., Tuscarora Creek, June 21. Drowning; canoe capsizes; Wm. Koons, 20.
–10 Lancaster County.
–2 Ephrata vic., June 22. Drownings; Lottie Hornberger, 40, daughter, Wanda Jean, 11.
–1 Lancaster, Pequea Creek, June 22. Drowning; capsized boat. Dennis Hackman, 19.
–1 Muddy Creek area, Susquehanna Riv., Jun 22. Drowning; slips from helicopter sling (Margaret A. Walker), 43.
–1 Muddy Creek area, Susquehanna Riv., Jun 22. Drowning off rescue boat; Mr. Walker, 48.
–1 New Holland, Lancaster, Jun 22. Electrocution in flooded basement. Henry M. Sidehoff, 68.
–1 Paradise, Pequea Creek, Jun 22. Drowning; flooded basement; John Daniels Sr., 76.
–2 ~Paradise, Pequea Creek, Jun 22. Drowning; buggy in creek; father (Kauffman), 33, son, 10 mo.
–1 Lancaster County, June 22. Drowning; truck-camper swept away, male (Stoltz), 53.
— 2 Lebanon County.
–1 ~Jonestown, Rte. 72 at Swatara Creek, June 22. Drowning; male (Nissley Jr, 45).
–1 Swatara Creek, June 22. Drowned; walking in flood water; Robert D. Hernley, 26.
— 1 Lehigh County, Allentown, June 22. Drowning, Alexander White, 10.
— 7 Luzerne County. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 6 Luzerne County, PA. “History of Luzerne County.” 5-5-2008 update.
–3-4 Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre.
— 4 Luzerne County. (Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Harrisburg, PA)
— 3 Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre.
–1 Wilkes-Barre. Drowning (no details, but reflects incorrect reporting).
Luzerne County breakout of fatalities by locality and cause of death:
–1 Kingston. Harold Henning, 73, “found dead in his car ‘a victim of the flood’.”
–1 Kingston, June 26 or 27; John Metronick, 85, found drowned in his home.
–1 Kingston. John Morris, 78, found dead at home “a flood victim.”
–1 Wilkes-Barre, June 23. Drowning; volunteer sandbagger (William Shock).
–1 “ June 24. “…drowned during a rescue operation.” (William Seiwell).
–1 “ July 1. Margorie Smith, 40. Heart attack cleaning debris at her home.
–1 “ Heart-attack; clean-up; National Guardsman (Robert Whitman).
— 5 Lycoming County.
–1 Milton interchange, Keystone Shortway (now I-80), June 22. Drowning (car), male, 22.
–1 Montgomery. Heart attack. Fire policemen Albert Shick, 75 “died while on duty.”
–1 Route 442 east of Muncy, June 22. Drowning; car washed off road; male (DeMott), 75.
–2 Location not noted, June 22. Freshwater drowning; gender and age not noted.
— 2 Montgomery County. Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
–2 Deep Creek ~Pottstown, June 23. Drownings; car into water; female (Yurich) 22, male (Reck) 24.
–3? Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery County. Drownings. (Possible, but can not substantiate.)
— 4 Northumberland County. (Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Harrisburg, PA)
–1 Elysburg, Knoebels Park, June 22. Drowning; man (Bennick? ) assisting in rescue ops. slips into water.
–1 Herndon, June 22. Landslide crushes home; female (Mrs. John Oxenrider), 60.
–1 Shamokin Creek, June 22. Drowning; man drives car into creek; swept away. (Rokes?)
–1 Sunbury, Shamokin Creek. June 22. Drowned; swept away trying to evacuate family. Robert Heppler.
— 1 Philadelphia, June 22. Drowning; Police Officer Leo Van Winkle, 45; rescue attempt.
— 1 Tioga County, Mansfield, June 24. Gerald Ray Peffer, 37.
— 4 Union County. Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
–1 Lewisburg vic., Bull Run, June 21. Drowning; rescue boat overturns; male (Hufnagle), 60.
–2 Lewisburg, Bull Run, June 21. Drowning; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murphy, elderly.
–1 Lewisburg, Union Co., June 22. Drowned in basement; Mrs. William E. Minicum.
— 1 Venango Co., Oil City, June 23. “…small plane crashed in heavy rain.” Male (Caldwell) 54.
— 1 Westmoreland County, Ligonier, June 22. Apparent drowning; John R. Luther, ~50.
— 5 York County. SRBC. “Tropical Storm Agnes in the Susquehanna Basin June…1972.”
–1 Goldsboro, Susquehanna Riv., June 22. Drowning, Harrisburg man (Richard Lays, 20?).
–1 Spring Garden Township, June 22. Drowning; female (Lola Saylor), 60.
–1 York. Drowning; male crossing Richland Avenue bridge. Charles Parker?
–1 York, June 22. Presumed drowning; elderly man (Zelinka? 64) swept into Poorhouse Run.
–2 York Township. Floodwaters move home off foundation; a couple.

Virginia (17) (June 21-23)
— 18 AP. “Agnew Cuts Red Tape for Aid…” Daily Mail, Hagerstown, MD. 6-28-1972, 2.
— 17 Blanchard tally from county-level breakouts below.
–>17 United Press Inter. “Week’s deluge kills 94.” New Castle News, PA. 6-24-1972, p. 1.
— 17 UPI. “Wilkes-Barre Devastated. Tragedy Struck At 5:30.” Bedford Daily Gazette. 6-27-1972, p. 1.
–>16 AP. “Some Two-Thirds of State…Disaster Area.” Danville Register, VA. 6-24-72, 1.
— 16 Rappaport. Tropical cyclone deaths in US since Camille (1969) (Spreadsheet). 2-2-2000.
— 16 Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Hurricane History (website). 2012.
— 14 Progress-Index, Petersburg, VA. “Richmond Flood Worst in History.” 6-23-1972, 1.
— 14 List of fatalities, reported June 24. (AP, Richmond. The Register, Danville, 6-24-1972, 5.)
— 13 Baily et al. (USGS/NWS) Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972. 1975, 83.
— 13 Environmental Data Service (Asheville, NC), Storm Data, Vol. 14, No. 6, June 1972, 96.
— 13 Gelber. The Pennsylvania Weather Book, 2002, 213. (Flooding deaths).
— 13 NWS WFO, Baltimore/Washington (web). “1972 June 22 Agnes.” 5-25-2012 update.
— 13 NWS. The Hurricane History of Central and Eastern Virginia. (Flash flooding deaths.)
— 13 NWS. Baltimore/Washington WFO, 2005. (Flash flooding deaths.)
— 13 NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Office. Hurricane Agnes. Jan 28, 2006.
— 13 NOAA. “National Weather Service Marks 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Agnes,” 6-11-97
— 13 Walker. The Corps Responds…History…Susquehanna Engineer District and…Agnes. P2.
Localities: (17)
— 1 Alexandria, Beverly Plaza shopping center, June 22. Fire; “firemen could not get to it.” Flooding.
— 4? Appomattox County ~Bent Creek at James River at US 60. Family of four.
— 4? Buchanan Co., James Riv. at U.S. 60, June 21. Drowning; car goes around road-blocks.
— 2 Buckingham Co., Brick Kiln, US 60, Jun 21. Drowning, car washed off road. Male (Cox), 62, wife, 61.
— 4? Buckingham Co. Drowning in vehicle in James River; two adults; two children.
— 6 Fairfax County.
–1 Centreville, June 22. Drowning; Mrs. Francis Davis, 68.
–1 Difficult Run, Georgetown Pike, June 21. Drowning, found near car; male (Roby), 34.
–1 Fairfax, June 22. Drowning; Francois M. Craig, 34.
–1 Fairfax, June 22. Drowned in a stalled truck; Alfred Johnson, 57.
–1 Lorton, June 22. Drowning; male, Allen E. Jones, 54 or 60.
–1 Fairfax Co., locality not noted, June 22. Drowning, unidentified female, 33.
— 1 Falls Church (independent city), June 22. Drowning from boat; Cecil Corbin O’Bannon, 24.
— 1 Manassas (independent city), June 21. Drowning; earthen dam breaks; male swept away.
— 1 Nelson Co., June 21. Drowning; man (Henderson), 79, tries to drive across washed-out bridge.
— 1 Page County, Shenandoah, Naked Creek, June 21. Drowning; Homer Wilson Comer, 64.
— 4 Prince William County. (Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.)
–1 Bull Run, June 22. Drowning; Lorenzo Harris, 29.
–1 Woodbridge, June 22. Drowning; Jerry Donald Romans, 23.
–1 Woodbridge, June 22. “…flood-related automobile crash.” Ovis Willard Whythsel, 38.
–1 Yorkshire. Drowning, date not noted; Emmanuel Jones, age not noted.
— 4? Richmond (independent city), June 21. Drownings; car goes into James River at US60.
— 4? Central VA. Drownings; ignored road block, drove into floodwater. Man, wife, two children.

Cuba (16-40)
–16-40 Sixteen dead and 24 missing.

Identified Causes of Death (138)

Aircraft Crashes: ( 8)
–3 NY, Steuben Co., Hornell, June 25. “…flood-related helicopter crash…” Males, 27, 42, 44.
–4 PA, Dauphin Co., Harrisburg vic., June 26. Helicopter crash; 3 newsmen and male pilot.
–1 PA, Venango County, Oil City, June 23. “…small plane crashed in heavy rain.” Male, 54.

Auto Accidents: ( 2)
–1 MD, Baltimore Beltway at I-95. Truck fails to negotiate storm-caused detour; hits barrier, male, 40.
–1 VA, Prince William Co., Woodbridge. “…flood-related automobile crash.” Male (Whythsel), 38.

Falling Tree/Crushing: ( 1)
–1 DE, Dover. Falling tree crushes man (city employee Dennis Hurley), 29.

Flooding/Drownings: (110)
— 114 UPI. “Wilkes-Barre Devastated. Tragedy Struck…” Bedford Daily Gazette. 6-27-1972, 1.
— 113 Seely. “Hurricane Agnes still stirs up a…” Post Standard, Syracuse NY, 6-16-2012.
— 110 Blanchard tally of individualized drowning deaths.

–2 DC, Rock Creek. Family wading in the creek; two children swept away from parents.
–1 DC, Potomac River, June 22. Drowning. (Source does not identify gender or age.)
–1 FL, Hillsborough/Pinellas Counties, June 18. Fresh-water drowning; child.
–1 MD, Baltimore Co., Cockeysville, York Rd. Male (Hand), 53, found in car after water receded.
–1 MD, Baltimore Co., Owings Mills, Abandoned stalled car; female (Mrs. Hilda Garani), 58.
–3 MD, Baltimore Co., Ruxton, June 22. Mother’s car swept off road; male children, 3, 6 and 7.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Columbia, US 29. Drowning; female, 20, washed away stepping out of car.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Elkridge vic., Patapsco Riv. Drowning, canoe capsizes; male (Lokey), 19.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Ellicott City vic., Patapsco Riv. Male (Vogelsang) rafter pulled under at dam.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Hollifield Inn, June 22. Drowning; female (Nadine (Elda) Cody), 21.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Hollifield Inn, June 22. Drowning; male (Carroll L. Greninger Jr.), 20.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Hollifield Inn, Patapsco Riv., June 22. Drowning; female (Gail Stout), 19.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Valley View Inn ~Patapsco Bridge. Drowning; car. Male (Willard Maraskey Jr.) 40.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Valley View Inn ~Patapsco Bridge vic. Drowning; car. Male (Willard Williams), 58.
–1 MD, Montgomery County. Drowning; Female, 60, swept off feet trying to get into her auto.
–1 MD, Montgomery County. Gaithersburg vic. Drowning in Beach Creek; male, 60, left car.
–1 MD, Montgomery Co., Silver Spring, June 21. Car hits high water, female, 60m swept away.
–1 MD, Prince George’s County, June 22. Drowning, Male (Dintaman), 56.
–1 NJ, Somerset Co., Montgomery Township, Rock Brook, June 22. Fell from canoe; female.
–2 NY, Allegheny Co., Almond. Drowned escaping in boat; John Ide, 36, daughter, Amy, 6.
–1 NY, Allegheny Co., ~Scio, Vandermark Creek, Rte. 19, June 22. ignored barricade; male, 21.
–? NY, Allegheny Co. Locality not noted, June 22. Drowning in vehicle. Gender, age not noted.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Bath (no. of Corning), June 21. Drowning; swept from car. Farley Stamp, 49.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Daniel M. Atwood, 72, found on W. William St.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Martha Estella Atwood, 55, Jennings St. backyard.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Elmer L. Benton, 1st floor bed a block from home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Evelyn E. Cash, 61, found drowned in her apartment.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Joel N. Clark, Wilson St., front lawn on Pershing Street.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Beatrice R. Forrest, 74; in No. Pulteney St. apartment.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. James Henry Horton, 74, 1st floor, East High St. home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Penelope Bernita Horton, 12, 1st floor, E High St. home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Olive Iona Lane, 72, found outside Crystal City Bakery.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Luella Lathrop, 76; drowned in Charles Street home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Lena M. Moulton, 87, drowned, W. William St. home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Eva Weller, 60, found in Corning Blvd. apartment.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Forest View-Gang Mills, June 23; fireman, 45, swept away, rescue ops.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Gang Mills, Green Motel Lodge, June 23. James J. Keetley, 51.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Painted Post, June 23. Dallase E. Craig, 79, found in yard next to church.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Painted Post, June 23. Nina Hough, 64, found in Hamilton St. basement.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Painted Post, June 23. Bryan Tong, 9-months, found ~Holiday Inn, Gang Mills.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Riverside, June 23. Martha Lorena Raymer, 78, E. Water St. bedroom.
–1 NC, Iredell Co., Harmony, June 21. Drowning; tractor goes in floodwater; male (Goforth), 52.
–1 NC, Surry Co., Siloam community, Yadkin Riv., June 21. Canoe capsized; youth.
–2 PA, Berks County, Hamburg, June 22. Drownings; Albert C. and Lottie I. Meyer.
–? PA, Bradford County, Towanda. Apparent drowning; unidentified male.
–1 PA, Columbia Co., Numidia, Roaring Creek area, June 22. Drowning, rescue effort; Brian Racker, 18.
–1 PA, Crawford Co., Oil Creek, Titusville vic., 6-24. Drowning; auto skids into creek; male (Kinney), 34.
–2? PA, Dauphin Co., Fort Hunter, June 21. Presumed drowned; trailer swept away; male & female.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Harrisburg, June 22? Patriot News worker drowns; she slips off boat during bldg. evac.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Hershey, June 21. Drowning; man found dead in his flooded cellar.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Hershey, June 21. Male “washed off a bridge over a flooded creek.”
–1 PA, Dauphin County, Steelton, June 22. Drowning; Joseph Taylor, age not noted.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Union Deposit, June 22. Baby girl swept from father’s (C. Ney) arms.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Union Deposit, June 22. Drowned; flooded basement; male, 58 or 61.
–1 PA, Erie County, Millcreek Twp. Walnut Creek, June 25. Drowning; Thomas McNab, 14.
–1 PA, Huntingdon Co., Cornpropst Mills, found June 25. Drowning; in pickup truck, man, 65.
–1 PA, Juniata Co., Tuscarora Creek, June 21. Drowning; canoe capsize; Wm. Koons, 20.
–2 PA, Lancaster Co., Ephrata vicinity. Mrs. Lottie Hornberger, 40, daughter, Wanda Jean, 11.
–1 PA, Lancaster Co., Lancaster, June 22. Drowning; capsized boat. Dennis Hackman, 19.
–1 PA, Lancaster Co., Muddy Creek area, Susquehanna Ri. Drowning; slips off helicopter sling, Mrs. Walker, 43.
–1 PA, Lancaster Co., Muddy Creek area, Susquehanna Ri. Drowning off rescue boat; Mr. Walker, 48.
–1 PA, Lancaster County. Paradise, Drowning; flooded basement; John Daniels Sr., 76.
–2 PA, Lancaster Co., Pequea Creek ~Paradise. Horse-drawn buggy swept in creek; father, 33, son, 10 mo.
–1 PA, Lancaster County, June 22. Drowning; truck-camper swept away, male (Stoltz), 53.
–1 PA, Lebanon Co., ~Jonestown, Rte. 72 at Swatara Creek, June 22. Drowning; male (Nissley Jr) 45.
–1 PA, Lebanon Co., Swatara Creek, June 22. Drowned; walking in flood water; Robert D. Hernley, 26.
–1 PA, Lehigh County, Allentown, June 22. Drowning, Alexander White, 10.
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Kingston. Harold Henning, 73, “found dead in his car ‘a victim of the flood’.”
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Kingston. June 26 or 27; John Metronick, 85, found drowned in his home.
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Kingston. John Morris, 78, found dead at home “a flood victim.”
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Wilkes-Barre, June 24. “…drowned during a rescue operation.” (William Seiwell)
–1 PA, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre. Drowning; volunteer sandbagger (William Shock).
–1 PA, Lycoming Co., Milton interchange, Keystone Shortway (I-80), June 22. Male, 22.
–1 PA, Lycoming Co., Route 442 east of Muncy, June 22. Car washed off road; male, 50.
–2 PA, Lycoming Co, location not noted, June 22. Drownings; gender and age not noted.
–2 PA, Montgomery Co., Deep Creek ~Pottstown. Auto into water; female (Yurick) 22, male (Reck) 24.
–1 PA, Northumberland Co., Elysburg, Knoebels Park. Drowning; man (Bennick? ) rescue ops. Slips.
–1 PA, Northumberland Co., Shamokin Creek. Drowning; man drives car into creek, swept away.
–1 PA, Northumberland Co., Sunbury. Male “swept away…while trying to evacuate…family.”
–1 PA, Philadelphia, June 27. Police Officer Leo Van Winkle, 45, in boat rescue attempt.
–1 PA, Union County, Lewisburg vic., Bull Run, June 21. Rescue boat overturns; male, 60.
–1 PA, Union County, Lewisburg vic., Bull Run, June 21. Drowning; Mrs. Joseph Murphy.
–1 PA, Union County, Lewisburg vic., Union Co., Bull Run, June 21. Presumed drowning.
–1 PA, Union County, Lewisburg. Drowned in flooded basement; Mrs. William E. Minicum.
–1 PA, Westmoreland County, Ligonier. Apparent drowning; John R. Luther, ~50.
–1 PA, York County, Goldsboro, Susquehanna River. Drowning of Harrisburg man.
–1 PA, York County, York, Codorus Creek. Drowning; male crossing Richland Avenue bridge.
–2 PA, York County, York Township. Floodwaters move home off foundation; a couple.
–1 PA, York County, York. Presumed drowning; elderly man swept into Poorhouse Run.
–2 VA, Buckingham Co., Brick Kiln, 21st. Drowning; car washed off US 60. Male (Cox), 62, wife, 61.
–1 VA, Fairfax County, Centreville. Drowning; Mrs. Francis Davis.
–1 VA, Fairfax Co., Difficult Run, Georgetown Pike, June 21. Body found near car; male (Roby), 34.
–1 VA, Fairfax County, Fairfax. Drowning; Francois M. Craig, 34.
–1 VA, Fairfax County, Fairfax. Drowned in a stalled truck; Alfred Johnson, 57.
–1 VA, Fairfax County, Lorton. Drowning; Allen E. Jones, 54.
–1 Fairfax Co., locality not noted. Drowning, unidentified female, 33.
–1 VA, Falls Church (independent city). Drowned; Cecil O’Bannon, 24.
–1 VA, Manassas (independent city), June 21. Earthen dam breaks; male swept away.
–1 VA, Nelson Co., June 21. Man, 79, tries to drive across washed-out bridge on VA 633.
–1 VA, Page County, Shenandoah. Drowning; Homer Wilson Comer, 64.
–1 VA, Prince William County, Bull Run. Drowning; Lorenzo Harris, 29.
–1 VA, Prince William County, Woodbridge. Drowning; Jerry Donald Romans, 23.
–1 VA, Prince William County, Yorkshire. Drowning; Emmanuel Jones, age not noted.

Electrocution: ( 1)
–1 PA, Lancaster Co., New Holland. Electrocution in flooded basement. Henry M. Sidehoff.

Fire: ( 1)
— 1 VA, Alexandria, Beverly Plaza shopping center. Fire; “firemen could not get to it” due to flooding.

Heart Attacks: (10)
–1 FL, Hillsborough/Pinellas Counties, June 18. County locality, gender, age not noted.
–1 MD, Carroll Co. Heart attack; Taneytown volunteer fireman, 62, readying boat for rescue ops.
–1 MD, Montgomery County. Heart attack when home was flooded; female (Celia Hague), 60.
–1 MD, Montgomery Co., Silver Spring. While being evacuated from his residence; A. Crain.
–1 NY, Oneida Co., New Hartford, June 22. Heart attack pumping water from cellar; male, 63.
–1 PA, Blair County, Altoona, June 22/23. Apparent heart attack while evacuating; male.
–1 PA, Franklin Co., Chambersburg, June 22. Heart attack “battling flood waters.” Male, 57.
–1 PA, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre. During clean-up; National Guardsman Robert Whitman.
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Wilkes-Barre. Margorie Smith, 40. Heart attack cleaning debris at her home.
–1 PA, Lycoming County, Montgomery. Heart attack Fire policemen Albert Shick “while on duty.”

Landslide: ( 1)
–1 PA, Northumberland County, Herndon. Slide crushes home; female (Mrs. John Oxenrider), 60.

Tornadoes: ( 7)
–1 FL, Hendry Co., LaBelle (Everglades), June 18. Mobile home destroyed; female, 30.
–1 FL, Okeechobee County, Debbie Trailer Park, June 18/19. Tornado; female.
–3 FL, Okeechobee County, Treasure Island trailer park, June 18/19.
–2 FL, Okeechobee County, June 18. Location, gender, age not noted.

Not stated: ( 1)
–? MD. Anne Arundel County. (Have found no substantiation, however.)
–1 PA, Tioga County, Mansfield, June 24. Gerald Ray Peffer, 37.

Date of Death — (140)

June 18: ( 8)
–1 FL, Hendry Co., LaBelle (Everglades). Tornado. Mobile home destroyed; female, 30.
–1 FL, Hillsborough/Pinellas Counties, June 18. Fresh-water drowning; child.
–1 FL, Hillsborough/Pinellas Counties, June 18. Heart attack; locality, age, gender not noted.
–1 FL, Okeechobee County, Debbie Trailer Park, June 18 (around midnight). Tornado; female.
–3 FL, Okeechobee County, Treasure Island trailer park, June 18 (around midnight).
–2 FL, Okeechobee County, specific location not noted, June 18.

June 21: (17)
–1 MD, Howard Co., Ellicott City vic., Patapsco Riv. Rafter pulled under at dam. Male, early 20s.
–1 MD, Montgomery Co., Silver Spring. Car hits high water, swept away. Female, 60.
–2 NY, Allegany Co., Almond. Drowned attempting escape in boat; John Ide, 36, daughter, Amy, 6.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Bath (north of Corning). Drowning (Farley Stamp), 49; swept from car.
–1 NC, Iredell Co., Harmony, 21st. Drowning; tractor driven into floodwater; male (Goforth), 52.
–1 NC, Surry Co., Siloam community, Yadkin Riv., June 21. Drowning; canoe capsized; youth.
–2? PA, Dauphin Co., Fort Hunter. Missing/presumed drowned; trailer swept away; male & female.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Hershey, June 21. Drowning; man found dead in his flooded cellar.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Hershey, 21st. Drowning; man “washed off a bridge over a flooded creek.”
–1 PA, Juniata Co., Tuscarora Creek, June 21. Drowning; canoe capsizes; Wm. Koons, 20.
–1 PA, Union Co., Lewisburg vic., Bull Run. Drowning; rescue boat overturns; male (Hufnagle), 60.
–2 PA, Union Co., Lewisburg vic., Union Co., Bull Run. Drowning; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Murphy.
–1 VA, Fairfax Co., Difficult Run, Georgetown Pike. Drowning, found near car; male (Roby), 34.
–1 VA, Manassas (indepen. city), June 21. Drowning; earthen dam breaks; male swept away.
–1 VA, Nelson County, June 21. Drowning; man, 79, tries to drive across washed-out bridge.
–1 VA, Page Co., Shenandoah, Naked Creek, June 21. Drowning; Homer Wilson Comer, 64.

June 21-22: ( 2)
–1 MD, Montgomery Co., Silver Spring, June 21-22? Heart attack during evacuation from home; male (Crain).
–1 MD, Montgomery Co., Silver Spring, June 21-22. Heart attack when home was flooded; female, 60.

June 22: (72)
–1 DC, Potomac River, June 22. Drowning. (Sources do not identify gender or age.)
–2 DC, Rock Creek, June 22. Drownings; family wading in creek; children swept from parents.
–1 DE, Dover, Kings Hwy., Falling tree crushes man; Dover eqpt. operator, Dennis J. Hurley, 29.
–1 MD, Balt. Co., Balt. Bltwy at I-95. Truck fails to negotiate storm-caused detour; hits barrier, male, 40.
–1 MD, Balt. Co., Cockeysville, York Rd. underpass, Jun 22?. Drowning; found in car after water receded. Male, 53.
–1 MD, Balt. Co., Owings Mills, June 22?. Drowned; abandoned stalled car; Mrs. Hilda Garani, 58.
–3 MD, Balt. Co., Ruxton, June 22. Drownings; mother’s car swept off road; children (Shelton).
–1 MD, Howard Co., Columbia, US 29. Washed away getting out of car; Mary McCardle, 20.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Elkridge vic., Patapsco Riv., June 22. Drowning, canoe capsizes; male, 19.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Hollifield Inn, June 22. Drowning; male (Carroll L. Greninger Jr.), 20.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Hollifield Inn, June 22. Drowning; female (Gail Stout), 19.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Hollifield Inn, June 22. Drowning; female (Elda Nadine Cody), 21.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Valley View Inn ~Patapsco Bridge vic. Drowning; car. Male (Maraskey Jr.) 40.
–1 MD, Howard Co., Valley View Inn ~Patapsco Bridge vic. Drowning; car. Male (Willard Williams) 58.
–1 MD, Montgomery Co., Bethesda. Drowning; swept away trying to get to safety; female, 60.
–1 MD, Montgomery Co., Gaithersburg vic., Beach Creek. Drowning; left car, male (Smith), 60.
–1 MD, Prince George’s County, June 22. Drowning, Male (Dintaman), 56.
–1 NJ, Somerset Co., Montgomery Twp. Rock Brook, June 22. Drowning; female (James), 40.
–1 NY, Allegany Co., Scio, Vandermark Creek, Rte. 19. Drowning; ignored barricade; male, 21.
–1 NY, Oneida Co., New Hartford, June 22. Heart attack pumping water from cellar; male, 63.
–2 PA, Berks County, Hamburg, June 22. Drownings; Albert C. and Lottie I. Meyer.
–1 PA, Columbia Co., Numidia, Roaring Creek area, 22nd. Drowning, rescue effort; Brian Riker, 18.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Harrisburg, 22? Patriot News worker drowns; she slips off boat during bldg. evac.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Steelton, June 22. Drowning; Joseph Taylor, age not noted.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Union Deposit, June 22. Baby girl (Ney) swept from father’s arms.
–1 PA, Dauphin Co., Union Deposit. Drowned; flooded basement; male (Brightbill), 58 or 61.
–1 PA, Franklin Co., Chambersburg, June 22. Heart attack “battling flood waters.” Male, 57.
–1 PA, Huntingdon Co., Cornpropst Mills, June 22. Drowning in pickup truck, man (Reed), 65.
–2 PA, Lancaster Co., Ephrata vic. Drownings; Lottie Hornberger, 40, daughter, Wanda Jean, 11.
–1 PA, Lancaster Co., Lancaster, Pequea Creek. Drowning; capsized boat. Dennis Hackman, 19.
–1 PA, Lancaster Co., Muddy Creek area, Susquehanna Riv. Drowning; slips from helicopter sling (Margaret Walker), 43.
–1 PA, Lancaster Co., Muddy Creek area, Susquehanna Riv. Drowning off rescue boat; Mr. Walker, 48.
–1 PA, Lancaster Co., New Holland, Lancaster. Electrocution in flooded basement. Henry M. Sidehoff, 68.
–1 PA, Lancaster Co., Paradise, Pequea Creek. Drowning; flooded basement; John Daniels Sr., 76.
–2 PA, Lancaster Co., ~Paradise, Pequea Creek, Jun 22. Drowning; buggy in creek; father, 33, son, 10 mo.
–1 PA, Lancaster County, June 22. Drowning; truck-camper swept away, male (Stoltz), 53.
–1 PA, Lebanon Co., ~Jonestown, Rte. 72 at Swatara Creek. Drowning; male (Nissley Jr, 45).
–1 PA, Lebanon Co., Swatara Creek. Drowned; walking in flood water; Robert D. Hernley, 26.
–1 PA, Lehigh County, Allentown, June 22. Drowning, Alexander White, 10.
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Milton interchange, Keystone Shortway (now I-80). Drowning (car), male, 22.
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Route 442 east of Muncy. Drowning; car washed off road; male (DeMott), 75.
–2 PA, Luzerne Co., location not noted. Freshwater drowning; gender and age not noted.
–2 PA, Montgomery Co., Deep Creek ~Pottstown. Drownings; car into water; female (Yurich), 22, male (Reck) 24
–1 PA, Northumberland Co., Elysburg, Knoebels Park. Drowning; man (Bennick) assisting in rescue ops. slips into water.
–1 PA, Northumberland Co., Herndon. Landslide crushes home; female (Mrs. John Oxenrider), 60.
–1 PA, Northumberland Co., Shamokin Creek. Drowning; man drives car into creek; swept away. (Rokes?)
–1 PA, Northumberland Co., Sunbury. Drowned; swept away trying to evacuate family. Robert Heppler.
–1 PA, Philadelphia, 22nd. Drowning in rescue attempt. Police Officer Leo Van Winkle, 45.
–1 PA, Union Co., Lewisburg, Union Co. Drowned in basement; Mrs. William E. Minicum.
–1 PA, Westmoreland County, Ligonier, June 22. Apparent drowning; John R. Luther, ~50.
–1 PA, York Co., Goldsboro, Susquehanna Riv., 22nd. Drowning, Harrisburg man (Richard Lays, 20?).
–1 PA, York Co., York, June 22. Presumed drowning; elderly man (Zelinka? 64) swept into Poorhouse Run.
–1 VA, Alexandria, Beverly Plaza shopping center, June 22. Fire; “firemen could not get to it.” Flooding.
–2 VA, Buckingham Co., Brick Kiln, US 60, 21st. Drowning, car washed off road. Male (Cox), 62, wife.
–1 VA, Fairfax County, Centreville, June 22. Drowning; Mrs. Francis Davis, 68.
–1 VA, Fairfax County, Fairfax, June 22. Drowning; Francois M. Craig, 34.
–1 VA, Fairfax County, Fairfax, June 22. Drowned in a stalled truck; Alfred Johnson, 57.
–1 VA, Fairfax County, Lorton, June 22. Drowning; male, Allen E. Jones, 54 or 60.
–1 VA, Fairfax County, locality not noted, June 22. Drowning, unidentified female, 33.
–1 VA, Falls Church (independent city), 22nd. Drowning from boat; Cecil Corbin O’Bannon, 24.
–1 VA, Prince William County, Bull Run, June 22. Drowning; Lorenzo Harris, 29.
–1 VA, Prince William County, Woodbridge, June 22. Drowning; Jerry Donald Romans, 23.
–1 VA, Prince William County, Woodbridge. “…flood-related automobile crash.” Ovis Willard Whythsel, 38.

June 23: (21)
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. Daniel Martin Atwood body, 72, found on W. William Street.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. Martha Estella Atwood, 55, found on Jennings St. backyard.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. Elmer L. Benton, found on first floor bed a block from home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Evelyn E. Cash, 61, found drowned in her apartment.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. Joel N. Clark, Wilson St., found on front lawn on Pershing St.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. Beatrice R. Forrest, 74; drowned in No. Pulteney St. apartment.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. James Henry Horton, 74, drowned 1st floor, East High St. home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. Penelope Bernita Horton, 12, drowned 1st floor, E High St. home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. Olive Iona Lane, 72, found drowned outside Crystal City Bakery.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning, June 23. Luella Lathrop, 76; found drowned in Charles St. home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. Lena M. Moulton, 87, found drowned in W. William St. home.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Corning. Eva Weller, 60, found drowned in Corning Blvd. apartment.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Forest View-Gang Mills. Drowning; fireman, 45, swept away, rescue ops.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Gang Mills, Green Motel Lodge. James J. Keetley, 51, of White Plains.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Painted Post, 23rd. Dallase Elsie Craig, 79, found in yard next to church.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Painted Post. Nina Hough, 64, found drowned in Hamilton St. basement.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Painted Post. Bryan N. Tong, 9-months, found near Holiday Inn, Gang Mills.
–1 NY, Steuben Co., Riverside. Martha Lorena Raymer, 78, found in East Water St. bedroom.
–1 PA, Blair Co., Altoona, June 23. Apparent heart attack while evacuating; Warren Chambers.
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Wilkes-Barre, June 23. Drowning; volunteer sandbagger (William Shock).
–1 PA, Venango Co., Oil City, June 23. “…small plane crashed in heavy rain.” Male (Caldwell) 54.

June 24: ( 3)
–1 PA, Crawford Co., Oil Creek, Titusville vicinity. Drowning; auto skids into creek; male (Kinney), 34.
–1 PA Luzerne Co., Wilkes-Barre. “…drowned during a rescue operation.” (William Seiwell).
–1 Tioga County, Mansfield, June 24. Gerald Ray Peffer, 37.

June 25: ( 4)
–3 NY, Steuben Co., Hornell, June 25. “…flood-related helicopter crash…” Males, 27, 42, 44.
–1 PA, Erie County, Millcreek Twp. Walnut Creek, June 25. Drowning; Thomas McNab, 14.

June 26: ( 5)
–4 PA, Dauphin Co., Harrisburg vic. Helicopter crash; 3 newsmen/pilot, Susquehanna Riv. flooding tour.
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Kingston, June 26 or 27; John Metronick, 85, found drowned in his home.

July 1: ( 1)
–1 PA, Luzerne County, July 1. Margorie Smith, 40. Heart attack cleaning debris at her home.

July 12: ( 1)
–1 MD, Carroll Co., Jun 22 heart atck. Taneytown vol. fireman readying boat for rescue ops., 62.

Date Not Noted: ( 8)
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Kingston. Harold Henning, 73, “found dead in his car ‘a victim of the flood’.”
–1 PA, Luzerne County, Kingston. John Morris, 78, found dead at home “a flood victim.”
–1 PA, Luzerne Co., Wilkes-Barre. Heart-attack; clean-up; National Guardsman (Robert Whitman).
–1 PA, Luzerne County, Montgomery. Heart attack on duty; fire policemen Albert Shick, 75.
–1 PA, York Co., York ~June 22. Drowning; male crossing Richland Avenue bridge. Charles Parker?
–2 PA, York Co., York Twsp. Floodwaters move home off foundation; a couple (Saylor?).
–1 VA, Prince William Co., Yorkshire. Drowning, date not noted; Emmanuel Jones, age not noted.

Gender (140)
Male 96
Female 38
Not Stated 10

Age Ranges (140)
Children (ages not given) 3
Youth (age not given) 1
0- 9 7
10-19 9
20-29 17
30-39 9
40-49 15
50-59 12
60-69 23
70-79 14
80-89 3
Elderly 2
Not Stated 29

Narrative Information

Ludlum: “Most costly weather disaster in U.S. to that date: ex-hurricane Agnes loosed deluge of 12 in…over Pennsylvania and New York; Wilkes-Barre on Susquehanna the principal sufferer; $2.1 billion loss; 122 victims.” (Ludlum. The American Weather Book, 1982, p. 129.)

NOAA Final Agnes Report: “Though Hurricane Agnes, the first Atlantic hurricane of the 1972 season, was not an unusual storm in the beginning, it eventually caused what has been termed the greatest natural disaster ever to befall this Nation….When it crossed the Florida coast near Panama City on June 19, Agnes had degenerated to a tropical storm. The storm then moved over Georgia and out into the Atlantic, up the coast to New York, and westward over New York and Pennsylvania…Along the way, Agnes regenerated in strength, produced excessive amounts of precipitation, and caused rivers and streams from the Carolinas to New York to rise to record or near-record stages. A record $3.5 billion in property damage was caused by floods and flash floods, and 118 persons were killed.” (p. 1.) “An Unknown number of those killed were fully aware of the existence of the general flooding, nevertheless they waded in rain-swollen streams, tried to drive through flooded areas, ignored warnings, or attempted to save others. Considering the scope of the disaster – which the President has called the greatest in the history of this country – loss of life was remarkably low.

“Major flooding occurred in the James, Potomac, Schuylkill, Genesee, Susquehanna, and Upper Ohio River basins….” (p. 3.) (NOAA. Final Report of the Disaster Survey Team on the Events of Agnes: A Report to the Administrator. Feb 1973.)

NWS, Middle Atlantic, River Forecast Center: “Agnes began as a tropical disturbance off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico on 14 June 1972. As the disturbance moved northward, it strengthened and became a tropical storm on 16 June.

“By 19 June, Agnes became a hurricane. Agnes made initial landfall along the Florida pan handle on 19 June. Agnes then proceeded through Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina before she moved back over the Atlantic off the North Carolina coast on 21 June…

“After regaining strength over the Atlantic, she made landfall again over southeastern New York on 22 June and moved westward in an arc over southern New York into north-central Pennsylvania. She became nearly stationary over Pennsylvania by morning of 23 June, but was soon absorbed by a low-pressure system that slowly drifted northeastward from Pennsylvania into New York…

“Rainfall from 20-25 June over the Mid-Atlantic region ranged from 2-3 inches in the extreme upper basins of the Potomac and North Branch Susquehanna Rivers to 18 inches near Shamokin, Pennsylvania, in the Main Stem Susquehanna River basin. An average of 6-10 inches of rain fell over the Mid-Atlantic region…

“In the three weeks preceding the arrival of Agnes, Pennsylvania as a whole had received 2 to 3 inches of rain, thus greatly increasing the runoff potential of Agnes.

“The most impressive aspect of the 1972 floods was their widespread nature, resulting in extremely rare floods on major rivers and streams. The flood recurrence frequency in many locations exceeded 100 years, most notably on the Susquehanna River downstream of Waverly, New York, and on the Potomac River, downstream from Point of Rocks, Maryland.

“The worst flooding occurred in the Schuylkill River basin. Flood peaks in excess of 100 year recurrence frequency levels were observed at many sites along the Schuylkill. Major flooding also occurred on the tributaries of the Schuylkill, primarily on the Tulpehocken, French and Perkiomen Creeks. Elsewhere in southeastern Pennsylvania, significant flooding occurred on the Brandywine Creek….

“The Agnes flood remains the greatest flooding event known in the Susquehanna River basin in regards to both the area affected and the magnitude of the flood flow. Only the extreme upper headwaters escaped disastrous flooding…

“Flooding along the Susquehanna above Binghamton, New York was only minor. However, flood flows increased greatly downstream to Waverly, New York, which had a 40 year flood. The points along the Susquehanna River from the mouth of the Chemung River down to the Chesapeake Bay experienced the worst flooding since 1784, the earliest known records. Peak flows were often 1.5 times greater than the previous know maximum flood.

“Some of the worst flooding occurred in the Chemung River and its principal tributaries, the Tioga, Canisteo, and Cohocton Rivers. Floods with greater than 100 year recurrence frequency level occurred at almost every point in the basin. The peak flows were reduced somewhat in the Canisteo River by the Arkport and Almond Reservoirs, but record floods were still observed downstream of these dams.

“Flooding on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River was reduced somewhat by flood-control reservoirs, but the lower reaches of the West Branch still experienced record high peak flows. It was estimated that the flood peak at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, would have been up to 4 feet higher if it had not been for the reservoirs. Major flooding was also observed on all tributaries downstream of the West Branch Susquehanna River down to the Juniata River.

“The Juniata River basin experienced significant flooding, but it was lessened by flood-control reservoirs, in particular, an unfinished Raystown Lake reservoir.…

“Above Hancock, Maryland, no unusual flooding was observed. Most of the flooding occurred in tributaries of the Potomac River downstream of the Shenandoah River. In the tributaries on the north side of the Potomac River, from the Conococheague Creek at Fairview, Maryland down to Rock Creek at Washington, DC, floods in excess of the 100 year frequency level were observed. In the tributaries along the south side of the Potomac River, severe flooding occurred at most locations in West Virginia and Virginia from just west of Winchester, Virginia, and Martinsburg, West Virginia, to Alexandria and Quantico, Virginia. Peak flows in some of the larger streams ranged from two to six times greater than the previous known maximum….

“The James River basin was also hit very hard by Agnes, especially tragic since devastating floods caused by the remnants of Hurricane Camille occurred only three years before. Flooding along the James River downstream of Lynchburg, Virginia was the worst known since at least 1870. Flooding along the main stem of the James River ranged from 25 to 100 year recurrence frequency levels in the upper portions to well over 100 year recurrence frequency levels downstream from Lynchburg, Virginia. The flow at Richmond, Virginia, was 50% greater than during the peak of the 1969 Camille flood.

“In the headwater tributaries, severe flooding occurred along streams in the vicinity of Covington, New Castle and Catawba, Virginia. Recurrence frequencies in this area ranged from 50 to over 100 years. Flooding in the tributaries between Buchanan, Virginia, and Scottsville, Virginia were extensive, but not record breaking. In contrast, flooding in the tributaries between Scottsville, Virginia, and Cartersville, Virginia, were generally the greatest on record. The largest tributary in this stretch, the Rivanna River, exceeded 100 year flood recurrence frequency levels at many sites.

“The Appomattox River, just to the south of the James, experienced record breaking flooding upstream from Mattoax, Virginia. Sites above this point experienced flooding greater than the 100 year recurrence frequency level. Below this point, flow contribution from the tributaries lessened, resulting in the attenuation of the flood peak at it traveled down to Farmville, Virginia, where it was only two-thirds of the flow that was observed at Mattoax, Virginia….

“Hurricane Agnes was the costliest natural disaster in the United States at that time. Damage was estimated at $3.1 billion and 117 deaths were reported. Hardest hit was Pennsylvania, with $2.1 billion in damages and 48 deaths, making Hurricane Agnes the worst natural disaster ever to hit the state. The damage over Pennsylvania was so extreme, the entire state was declared a disaster area by President Richard Nixon.

The state-by-state breakdown is as follows:

State Damage (1972 Dollars) Deaths
Pennsylvania $2,119,269,000 48
New York 702,502,000 24
Virginia 125,987,000 13
Maryland 110,186,000 19
New Jersey 15,000,000 1
Florida 8,243,000 9
West Virginia 7,753,000 0
Ohio 6,818,000 0
North Carolina 6,558,380 2
Georgia 205,000 0
South Carolina 50,000 0
Delaware Light 1
TOTAL $3,102,571,380 117

NWS Weather Forecast Office Baltimore/Washington: “Agnes was like many early June tropical cyclones. It developed in the Gulf of Mexico to become a weak Category 1 Hurricane by the time of landfall on the Florida Panhandle. It weakened to a depression as moved inland across Georgia and the Carolinas. It emerged off the Virginia Capes and strengthened back to a tropical storm as it headed north to make landfall once again on New York’s Long Island…. Agnes is a reminder that we can not assume that the size and category of hurricane tells the whole picture. Total storm damage in the United States from Agnes was estimated at just under $3.5 billion…

“Agnes produced tornadoes in Florida and flooding up the East Coast. Hardest hit states from flooding included Virginia, Maryland, DC, and Pennsylvania. Even with the storm center passing well off the Delmarva Coast, Agnes managed to drop torrential rain over the region averaging close to 8 to 10 inches over many basins and with as much as 16.65 inches recorded at Washington-Dulles Airport in Virginia just west of Washington, DC. Widespread flash flooding and major river flooding resulted.

“In Richmond, the James River crested 6.5 feet above the old record flood marks dating back 200 years. Water supply and sewage treatment plants, along with electric and gas plants, inundated and were partially shut down. Four of the five bridges crossing the James were closed. A 200 block area of downtown Richmond was swamped and closed off for several days…. The Dan River at Danville and the Roanoke River in Roanoke exceeded previous record flood stages set in August 1940… In Virginia, a total of 63 counties and 23 cities qualified for federal disaster relief. There were 13 deaths and $222 million in damages…Numerous homes were destroyed, 600 roads went underwater and 103 state highway bridges were washed out or damaged.

“In Maryland and [DC] heavy rains in less than 24 hours, on the 21st and 22nd, resulted in severe flooding. Maryland’s heaviest rains occurred in the north central part of the state where totals set all-time records…. One-day record rainfalls for Maryland include 14.75 inches at Jewell in July, 1897 and 12.61 inches at White Marsh in August, 1971…. A 24-hour (not limited to one day) total of 7.19 inches at Washington National Airport on June 21-22 was second only to the 7.31 inch total of August 11-12, 1928.

“The heavy rains caused disastrous flash flooding of creeks and streams in [MD & DC]… The Potomac fed by heavy rains over its entire basin began flooding on the 22nd. At Little Falls, just outside…DC, the river crested at 22.03 feet in the early hours of the 24th… at Wisconsin Avenue, downtown [DC], a 15.45-foot crest…occurred and persisted for about 8 hours. Along the Monocacy River, a crest of 35.90 feet occurred at Frederick, Maryland. The previous record was 30.0 feet set back in 1889….

“Near the [PA] border the Susquehanna…devastated much of the Keystone State, threatened the Conowingo Dam….” (NWS WFO Balt/Wash. The Greatest Storms of…Century…Greater Wash-Balt Region. 2005.)

Statesville Record & Landmark (NC): “Receding waters from the Eastern Seaboard’s worst flooding disaster enabled thousands more to return to their homes today but crisis points remained at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and Big Flats, N.Y. The death toll from the weeklong rampage by Tropical Storm Agnes climbed to 123 Monday. Among the latest victims were three newsmen killed in a helicopter crash as they returned from surveying the devastation….

“Big Flats, a town of 3,000 southwestern New York, remained virtually deserted today as oil company workers attempted to collect an estimated 500,000 gallons of gasoline and oil that leaked from ruptured storage tanks. Fumes permeated the air. Entrances to the town were sealed off by police, and motorists on nearby Route 17 were warned not to smoke.

“Rising waters on the Ohio River above Cincinnati, Ohio, broke three giant barges used as moorings for pleasure craft free from their shore anchors early today and set dozens of boats adrift.

“Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Virginia were designated as disaster areas President Nixon last week, making them eligible for massive federal aid. Other states the flood area included Delaware, West Virginia and North and South Carolina.

“Finally, this was going-home day for nearly 700 residents of the hamlet of Almond, N.Y., after a six-day encampment in a high school. Rainwater dammed up behind a construction embankment forced the evacuation of the town. Trenches were eventually dug to drain the artificial lake, and by Monday night it was safe to return.” (Statesville Record & Landmark (NC). “Death Toll…Storm Climbs to 123,” 27 Jun 1972, 1)

Florida

June 22: “Okeechobee, Fla. (AP) — Two more deaths blamed on tornadoes spawned by the Hurricane Agnes were reported today raising the death toll from the storm to 20. The body of 16-year-old Paul Albert Peachy was discovered Tuesday in a canal near the Treasure Island Trailer Park ravaged by a tornado Monday. The youth was reported missing after the twister flattened dozens of homes, killed four other persons here and injured 37, authorities said.

“A sheriff’s office spokesman said one of the injured victims, Edward Hodges, 78, died early today at a West Palm Beach hospital. The storm was blamed for 12 deaths in Cuba and two other deaths in Florida.” (Statesville Record and Landmark (NC). “Death Toll Set At 20,” June 22, 1972, p. 6.)
Maryland

June 23: “At least 12 persons died and at least 11 were reported missing Thursday [June 22] after Tropical Storm Agnes drenched parts of Maryland with nearly a foot of rain, causing heavy flooding and forcing an estimated 15,000 persons from their homes….State Police and officials from several counties termed the storm the worst in years. Determining the death toll, which was expected to rise from the five confirmed deaths listed Thursday afternoon, was hampered by downed power and telephone lines as well as countless unconfirmed reports of missing or dead flood victims. The rains were expected to abate, according to the U.S. Weather Service, but flash flood warnings remained in effect throughout Maryland and gale warnings were posted for most Mid-Atlantic regions of Chesapeake Bay as Agnes headed northward for New England.

“Traffic into Baltimore by auto, rail and airplane was curtailed by the storm conditions. The Penn Central Railroad cancelled all service between Baltimore and Washington for several hours early Thursday and service was restored on a limited basis later in the day….Major auto arteries into Baltimore were slowed or closed in spots by flooding. Access from Washington was virtually eliminated by late morning, due to flooding of the Patapsco River area….

“The dam at Lake Roland in Baltimore, dating to the 1870s, was threatened by rising flood water and residents of a wide area beneath the dam were evacuated in case the hundreds of thousands of gallons of water burst the dam….

“Elsewhere in the city, traffic was snarled at the Harbor Tunnel after an exit ramp on the tunnel approach road collapsed. No injuries were reported….

“Hundreds of persons were evacuated from the Edgemont area of Hagerstown in Washington County when the Edgemont Dam was threatened…That threat passed by mid-morning without incident, however.

“High water in the Patapsco River forced evacuation of hundreds more from the Ellicott City, Marriottsville and Woodstock areas of Howard County….” (AP. “Maryland Loss High; Twelve Die.” Cumberland News, MD, 6-23-1972, p. 1.)

June 24: “With ugly caprice, the storm washed a Baltimore woman away from her inundated car, leaving her three small children trapped inside to drown. The mother was rescued eventually.” (Gastonia Gazette (NC). “Storm Posing New Disaster,” June 24, 1972, p. 1.)

New York

NWS, Northeast, River Forecast Center: “The most destructive, widespread flooding to occur in the eastern United States occurred in June 1972 as a result of Hurricane Agnes. Unlike some other flood producing hurricanes in the northeast, Agnes was not a particularly strong hurricane. In fact, most of its devastation occurred well after it had been downgraded to a tropical storm. Agnes originated in the Gulf of Mexico and slowly moved up the east coast before moving northwest across Pennsylvania and the southern tier of New York state. At this point, the remnants of Agnes joined another large low pressure system and continued to produce heavy rains.

“The most significant destruction caused by Agnes, occurred in the Susquehanna River basin in Pennsylvania. This is well documented by the NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. This description will focus instead on the impacts on the Genesee River basin in western New York.

“During the week prior to Agnes, a large amount of shower activity resulted in widespread areas of over an inch of rain. Heavy rain from Agnes started on the night of June 20 and continued until the 25th of June. Over the Genesee River basin, the maximum official rainfall amount recorded was 13.7 inches at Wellsville NY. Unofficial reports of over 16 inches were also received.

On the upper Genesee, above Mt Morris Dam, flooding was devastating breaking all historical records. Both of the official river stage gages — at Scio and Wellsville — were destroyed by the flooding. Hundreds of roads and bridges were washed out by the flood waters. One significant factor in the damage was the large amount of debris flow that moved downstream which caused significant scour and damming along various parts of the stream channel. The Wellsville area was the hardest hit in the Genesee basin as a portion of Jones Memorial Hospital was destroyed by the flood.

“The lower Genesee mainstem, from Mt Morris to Rochester, was spared the worst of the flooding primarily due to the operations of the dam. During the early part of the event, there was significant concern of overtopping the spillway or having to release such major amounts of water as to cause major downstream flooding. Overtopping would have been catastrophic in terms of flow, but also would have allowed significant debris that was caught by the dam to be released downstream. However, close monitoring and careful releases resulted in flooding downstream but not nearly to the impact that could have occurred. Maximum inflow to the reservoir was about 90,000 cfs; however, the outflow was limited to just over 15,000 cfs. While downstream damage did occur, the Corps of Engineers estimated that the dam operations during Agnes alone prevented over $200 million of additional potential damage.

“Downstream flooding was also contributed to by tributaries, such as the Canaseraga Creek. Downstream of Dansville, flood levees were overtopped. The levees, which were designed to protect agricultural land, wound up causing problems since it took nearly all summer to drain the fields following the flooding.” (National Weather Service Northeast River Forecast Center. Historical Floods in the Northeast. “Hurricane Agnes and the Genesee River Flooding.”)

June 24: “….In Salamanca, N.Y., a flood protection system recently was completed, its height based on a previous record flood that had forced evacuation of its 7,000 residents. But the latest flood waters spilled six feet over that level, and once again the population fled their homes.” (AP. “Agnes leaves path of death, misery.” Morning Herald, Hagerstown, MD, 6-24-1972, 1.)

STC Planning: “June 23, 1972 – During the Hurricane Agnes Flood, the Tioga, Canisteo, and Chemung Rivers all carried more water than they had ever carried before, resulting in complete chaos. Water rolled over dikes and flood walls; retaining walls were hurled out of the way. Many areas were demolished, bridges were lost, trailers floated down the rivers, and buildings disappeared. 30 feet of water covered the village of Painted Post. The force of the water was so great that the walls of buildings were literally hurled inward. Approximately 2% of the entire land area in the region was under water. Property damage in the three counties was about three quarters of a billion dollars. There were 23 fatalities in Steuben County.” (STC Planning. “Historic Floods in the Southern Tier Central Region of New York.” Corning, NY: STC Planning, June, 2010, p. 3.)
Pennsylvania

Gelber: “The most costly weather-related disaster in Pennsylvania history was wrought by the remnants of an early-season hurricane in June 1972. Agnes was an early-season Gulf hurricane born east of the Yucatan Peninsula on June 16….

“On Monday, June 20, the first plume of moisture reached Pennsylvania, accompanied by pockets of heavy rain. Over the ensuing five days, however, the remnants of Agnes looped across north-central Pennsylvania and south-central New York and would in the end settle over the mountains of western Pennsylvania….

“Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp declared a state of emergency early on Thursday, June 22….

“By mid-morning on June 23, it was evident to river forecasters that water levels would reach 40 feet [on the Susquehanna near Wilkes-Barre]….A succession of dike failures prompted an endless string of dire warnings for residents downstream along the Susquehanna River. At 2:37 p.m. the large Wyoming Dike failed at the Midway Shopping Center. With catastrophic flooding imminent, 100,000 residents of Wilkes-Barre and Kingston were forced to move to high ground, congregating in public buildings and schools designated as refuges for flood victims…. The floodwaters had topped the levees by 4 feet, ruining over 25,000 homes and businesses and taking seventeen lives….

“Three persons died in the flooding in the Philadelphia area…..

“The loss of life from flooding in June 1972 was greatest in Pennsylvania (48) and New York (25)….In northern Virginia, at least 10.00 inches of rain caused $222 million of damage and flooding claimed thirteen lives…” (Gelber. The Pennsylvania Weather Book, 2002, 209-213.)

June 24: “A young couple drowned in their car in Green Lane, Pa….A small plane crashed in heavy rain in Oil City, Pa., adding its two occupants to the mounting death toll.” (Gastonia Gazette (NC). “Storm Posing New Disaster,” June 24, 1972, p. 1.)

June 26: “Harrisburg, Pa. (UPI) – Looters, preying on 200,000 persons made homeless by the most widespread floods in the history of Pennsylvania, today followed a debris-strewn trail of three dozen deaths and $1 billion in damage. Thieves in boats, rafts, cars ant boots broke in abandoned homes and stores down the length of the flooding Susquehanna, from evacuated Wilkes-Barre to this nearly drowned capital city. State Police Friday [June 25] estimated at least 40 deaths from the floods spawned by the rains of tropical storm Agnes….Harrisburg police arrested 12 persons for looting Friday night. Police, national guardsmen and civilian volunteers patrolled the flooded streets in motorboats. One motorboat sighted several persons traveling down a street 15 feet deep in water on a raft, looting stores as they went. ‘There are nice guys carrying old ladies out of their flooded homes and taking their purses at the same time,’ said Mayor Harold Swenson of Harrisburg. He said looters were encouraged by the electrical failure, which killed burglar alarms….An 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew was set in Wilkes-Barre after looting was reported there and in its suburbs….” (Daily News, Huntington, PA. “$1 Billion Loss, 40 Deaths Listed In State Floods.” 6-26-1972, p. 14.)

Virginia

EDS: “Central Virginia [June 20-24]…13 [killed]…Hurricane. Torrential rainfall fell over central Virginia as hurricane Agnes affected the state from June 20-24. This extreme rainfall, up to 14 inches, coming after several days with showers and thunder-showers and falling over entire watersheds of the major rivers caused near to record floods. The Potomac, the Rappahannock, the James, the Roanoke, the Appomattox, and the Dan Rivers all reached flood stage along with the smaller rivers and streams. The James River crested at the City Locks in Richmond at 36.51 feet which exceeded the previous record of 30.0 feet set in May, 1771. The other rivers had similar crests near to or exceeding previous high water marks….” (Environmental Data Service (Asheville, NC), Storm Data, Vol. 14, No. 6, June 1972, p. 96.)

NOAA: “Virginia State Police reported five flood fatalities along the James River, including one person who had deliberately passed a police barricade.” (NOAA. Final Report of the Disaster Survey Team on the Events of Agnes: A Report to the Administrator. Feb 1973, p6.)

VA DEM: “June 21, 1972, Tropical Storm Agnes: Agnes was only a weak hurricane when it developed over the Gulf of Mexico and struck the Florida panhandle, entering Virginia as a depression. Agnes produced devastating floods in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Sixteen inches of rain was recorded in Chantilly in Fairfax County, and both the Potomac and James rivers experienced major flooding. Richmond was hard hit. The water supply, sewage treatment, electric and gas plants were inundated. Only one of the five bridges crossing the James survived; the downtown section was closed for several days. More than 60 counties and 23 cities in the Commonwealth qualified for federal disaster relief. Sixteen people died in Virginia and damage was estimated at $222 million.” (VA DEM. Hurricane History (website). 2012©)

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United Press International, Roanoke, Va. “Seven dead, four missing in flash floods.” Morning Herald, Hagerstown, MD, 6-22-1972, p. 1. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=94354515&sterm=car+four

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