Fifty-two years ago, rainfall from Tropical Storm Agnes inundated York County, causing historic flooding.
To this day, it still ranks as the most destructive storm in central Pennsylvania.
The rain fell in the area between June 20 and June 25.
Downtown York was flooded in parts of the city, causing approximately $10 million in damage. Many had to be evacuated due to the flooding.
Glen Rock was another community hit hard. Cars, tires, groceries and more floated away.
Here’s a look at Agnes’ impact, in numbers:
$3.1 billion: The damage caused by Hurricane Agnes on the east coast
128: Deaths caused by Hurricane Agnes.
50: The number of fatalities in Pennsylvania.
4: People declared dead in York County.
12: The number of states, including Pennsylvania, affected by widespread flooding.
16 inches: The amount of rain that fell in York between June 20 and June 25.
13.5: Inches of rain falling in York on June 22, 1972. The weather station observation center recorded about an inch the day before and an inch the day after.
10.27: Inches of rain fell at Millersville University in Lancaster County.
1.1 million: Gallons of water per minute flowing over Indian Rock Dam, flooding York.
$12,917,000: The damage caused in York. Much of it was for low-income housing, and some could not be rehabilitated.
30,000 cubic feet per second: The drain came loose into the Codorus Creek during the storm. The peak was in August 1933, when the discharge was about 32,000 cubic feet per second.
10 feet: The reduction in the top stage for Codorus Creek, thanks to Indian Rock Dam.
1,080,000 cubic feet per second: The discharge into the Susquehanna River near Marietta, Lancaster County. It beat the previous record of 787,000 cubic feet per second, set in 1936.
32.5 feet: The top of the Suquehanna River in Harrisburg. It surpassed the 1936 record of 29.2 feet.
17 feet: The flood stage of the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg.
64.5 feet: The top of the Susquehanna River near Marietta. Flood stage is 49 feet.
18.33 feet: The top of Yellow Breeches Creek at Camp Hill. Flood stage is 7 feet. In 1975, the creek reached its highest peak at 18.77 feet during Hurricane Eloise. The creek divides York and Cumberland counties.
This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Tropical Storm Agnes remains one of York County’s worst disasters
