Author: James F. Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlantic States
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972
Author: James F. Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlantic States
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atlantic States
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Hurricane Agnes Rainfall and Floods, June-July 1972
Author: J. F. Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Tropical Storm Agnes in Greater Harrisburg
Author: Erik V. Fasick
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738598232
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738598232
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
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.
Summary of Significant Floods in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, 1970 Through 1989
Author: Charles A. Perry
Publisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Publisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Floods in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, November 1985
Author: David H. Carpenter
Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Great Storms of the Chesapeake
Author: David Healey
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614236895
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Discover the hurricanes, blizzards, and historic floods that have shaped the history of the Chesapeake Bay. Even before John Smith's crew weathered its first squall, the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries had been ravaged by every type of storm imaginable. A 1769 hurricane altered the course of history, demolishing the shipping channels of Charlestown and making Baltimore the dominant port. A once-in-five-hundred-years storm, Tropical Storm Agnes, left more than seventy people dead and devastated the ecology of the bay. Before the blizzards of 2009 and 2010, the snowfall record was held by the combination of the Great Eastern Blizzard of 1899, which blew the water out of the bay, and the Great White Hurricane, which stranded the oyster fleet of Baltimore in feet of ice. Join author David Healey as he keeps an eye to the red horizon and chronicles the most remarkable storms to churn the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Includes photos and illustrations
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614236895
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Discover the hurricanes, blizzards, and historic floods that have shaped the history of the Chesapeake Bay. Even before John Smith's crew weathered its first squall, the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries had been ravaged by every type of storm imaginable. A 1769 hurricane altered the course of history, demolishing the shipping channels of Charlestown and making Baltimore the dominant port. A once-in-five-hundred-years storm, Tropical Storm Agnes, left more than seventy people dead and devastated the ecology of the bay. Before the blizzards of 2009 and 2010, the snowfall record was held by the combination of the Great Eastern Blizzard of 1899, which blew the water out of the bay, and the Great White Hurricane, which stranded the oyster fleet of Baltimore in feet of ice. Join author David Healey as he keeps an eye to the red horizon and chronicles the most remarkable storms to churn the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Includes photos and illustrations
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 864
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water-supply
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water-supply
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description