Inland Flooding-Agnes 1972
¥Even weak hurricanes can be catastrophic, hundreds of miles inland.
¥Agnes 1972, category 1 storm for a few hours.
¥Agnes merged with a slow-moving ET cyclone.
¥Up to 15Ó of rain in 24 h fell over Pennsylvania.
¥Previous flood records exceeded by 6 ft.
¥Damage > $10B in inflation adjusted dollars.
¥Costliest U.S. storm prior to Andrew and Katrina.