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When Hurricane Agnes made landfall in Florida on June 18, 1972, it quickly became the costliest natural disaster to ever hit the U.S up to that time.

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English: When Hurricane Agnes made landfall in Florida on June 18, 1972, it quickly became the costliest natural disaster to ever hit the U.S up to that time. Seen here from the ATS-3 satellite before moving ashore, Agnes eventually tracked up the Eastern Seaboard and dumped record amounts of rainfall in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. All told, there were 122 deaths reported nationwide as a result of the flooding and rainfall caused by Hurricane Agnes. Total damage from the storm was estimated to cost more than $3 billion.
Date Taken on 7 December 2020, 10:26:40
Source Hurricane Agnes, 1972
Author NOAASatellites
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Five Decades from Above

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by NOAASatellites at https://flickr.com/photos/125201706@N06/50700829497. It was reviewed on 20 February 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

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