This week, in 1972, Pennsylvania was hit with one of the most damaging storm systems in U.S. history - Tropical Storm Agnes. This State #Archives-preserved video, along with its pointed narration, captures the devastation endured by the Harrisburg area more than 50 years ago. #OnThisDay | Pennsylvania Trails of History
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This week, in 1972, Pennsylvania was hit with one of the most damaging storm systems in U.S. history - Tropical Storm Agnes. This State #Archives-preserved video, along with its pointed narration, captures the devastation endured by the Harrisburg area more than 50 years ago. #OnThisDay | Pennsylvania Trails of History
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Hurricane Agnes: A disaster timeline
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Hurricane Agnes: A disaster timeline
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Tropical Storm Agnes dumped 19 inches of rain June 19-24, 1972, from Florida to New York. In central Pennsylvania, the Susquehanna River crested at 32.57 feet on June 24, 1972 — 15 feet above flood stage. | PennLive.com
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Tropical Storm Agnes dumped 19 inches of rain June 19-24, 1972, from Florida to New York. In central Pennsylvania, the Susquehanna River crested at 32.57 feet on June 24, 1972 — 15 feet above flood stage. | PennLive.com
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Agnes, 45 years later
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Agnes, 45 years later
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Remembering Agnes, flood of '72
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1970s Documentary 🎞️ Agnes Storm Flood in Corning, New York • 4K 60FPS
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Hurricane Agnes stormed through Pennsylvania 45 years ago
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Hurricane Agnes stormed through Pennsylvania 45 years ago
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Hurricane Agnes 45 years later
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Central Pa. felt the ‘punch’ of Agnes: The tropical storm that lashed the East Coast in 1972
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50 years ago, life in the Susquehanna Valley changed forever as Tropical Storm Agnes dumped inches of rain destroying everything. Take a look back at the toll Agnes took and what the future holds. Tune in to Agnes 50: Life After the Flood on Tuesday, August 22 at 10 p.m. | Iowa PBS
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Super 8mm footage of Tropical Storm Agnes flooding in June 1972 - Wilkes-Barre, Kingston PA vicinity
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Tropical Storm Agnes, 50 years ago: ‘It was like something out of the Bible’
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‘A cruel blow’: Tropical Storm Agnes devastated Pa. in 1972
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Tropical Storm Agnes arrived in York this week in 1972, bringing over a foot of rain
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Tropical Storm Agnes in June 1972
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Hurricane Agnes - Florida Everglades Tornado - June 18, 1972
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Super 8 film of the 1972 Flood caused by Tropical Storm Agnes
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Tropical Storm Agnes in Pa. in June 1972
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Remembering Agnes, Stories of the 1972 storm that pummeled Pa.: Part 1
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The 1972 Agnes flood at Milton, PA.
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Agnes: The Flood That Destroyed the Penn Central
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Hurricane Agnes hits Pittsburgh — KDKA (June 23, 1972)
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The Flood of 1972
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52 years ago, central Pa. was trying to dry out, clean up from Agnes
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Agnes, 50 years ago: Storm left behind ‘mud, dead rats, old tires, and all kinds of trash’
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Hurricane Agnes - Catastrophic Extreme Weather Event - June 1972 - 117 Fatalities
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Hurricane Agnes remembered as 'The Big One'
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'Agnes' documentary to debut on flood's 50th anniversary
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Remembering Agnes, Stories of the 1972 storm that pummeled Pa.: Part 2
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