Tropical Storm Agnes!
Author | : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Atlantic States |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Atlantic States |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Timothy W. Kneeland |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2020-04-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1501748548 |
Hurricane Agnes struck the United States in June of 1972, just months before a pivotal election and at the dawn of the deindustrialization period across the Northeast. The response by local, state, and national officials had long-term consequences for all Americans. President Richard Nixon used the tragedy for political gain by delivering a generous relief package to the key states of New York and Pennsylvania in a bid to win over voters. After his landslide reelection in 1972, Nixon cut benefits for disaster victims and then passed legislation to push responsibility for disaster preparation and mitigation on to states and localities. The impact led to the rise of emergency management and inspired the development of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). With a particular focus on events in New York and Pennsylvania, Timothy W. Kneeland narrates how local, state, and federal authorities responded to the immediate crisis of Hurricane Agnes and managed the long-term recovery. The impact of Agnes was horrific, as the storm left 122 people dead, forced tens of thousands into homelessness, and caused billions of dollars in damage from Florida to New York. In its aftermath, local officials and leaders directed disaster relief funds to rebuild their shattered cities and reshaped future disaster policies. Playing Politics with Natural Disaster explains how the political decisions by local, state, and federal officials shaped state and national disaster policy and continues to influence emergency preparedness and response to this day.
Author | : United States. Disaster Survey Team on the Events of Agnes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Atlantic States |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Baltimore District |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Gary Letcher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2022-05-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Narrative non-fiction of 1972's Hurricane Agnes, and the record-setting floods it produced. Disaster from Florida, through Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York. Focus on Weather Service and River forecasting, community response.
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.
Author | : Chesapeake Bay Research Council |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : Earnie Porta |
Publisher | : History Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781467156486 |
"The greatest natural disaster of all time" That's how observers at the time viewed Agnes. When the storm arrived in Virginia in June of 1972 it largely spared coastal areas. With modest wind speeds, Agnes no longer registered as a hurricane as it crossed the Old Dominion. Yet its prodigious rainfall combined with saturated ground and topography to create massive floodwaters. Its impact on communities large and small was immense. Learn of the struggles of those affected, the efforts of responders, and the larger role Agnes played in the national discussion of disasters and their aftermath. Local historian Dr. Earnie Porta describes the complex history of hurricanes and details the devastating path of Agnes through Virginia.
Author | : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 684 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) |
ISBN | : |