The impact of Hurricane Agnes on Pottstown and the surrounding region 40 years ago, June 22-26, 1972, was devastating. Homes were destroyed; industry was crippled; water supplies were contaminated,… ...

Tropical Storm Agnes, which hit Pennsylvania June 22, 1972, was the worst natural disaster in the state’s history, causing $2.1 billion damage. The streets of Tamaqua were left under water th… ...

Hurricane Agnes, one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, drowned Pa. 50 years ago Published: Jun. 19, 2022, 7:00 a.m. Harrisburg is flooded after Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972.

It is almost impossible to forget the devastating effects that Hurricane Agnes had in our local area, from over a foot of rain to rivers overflowing with ease. It seemed like a minor rain event as ...

Agnes A. (D’Angelo) Antonio, 98, of Kennett Square, PA widow of William Antonio passed away on Wednesday October 4, 2017 at Twin Pines Health Care Center, Agnes Antonio Obituary - Pottstown, PA ...

The Pottstown Mercury’s headlines in late June 1972 were as dramatic as they come in the newspaper business. Words like ‘devastate,’ ‘critical,’ ‘massive,’… ...

Heavy rain on June 22, 1972, was supposed to cause some flooding in the western part of the state – not here. But, as it turned out, Hurricane Agnes, then Tropical Storm Agnes, had other ideas ...

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Folks in Pottstown are cleaning up from all the water and mud the Manatawny Creek left behind after Thursday night's storm. ... Sundstrom says, since Hurricane Agnes in 1972.

With Hurricane Agnes forming on June 18, this storm was already an outlier. Further, Agnes made landfall on the Florida Panhandle as a Category 1 Hurricane on June 19.

With Hurricane Agnes forming on June 18, ... The 23rd of June was the culmination of Agnes’ deluge of rain. In the Pottstown area, 7 to 8 inches of rain fell, already producing flooding.