TROPICAL STORM AGNES IN GREATE

TROPICAL STORM AGNES IN GREATE
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Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 1531666299
ISBN-13 : 9781531666293
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Download or read book TROPICAL STORM AGNES IN GREATE written by Erik V. Fasick and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 governor's 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.


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