…numbers. E-mailer Jay Lawrence is looking for photos of Tropical Storm Agnes, York County’s last truly devastating flood. He wrote: I’ve been talking with my grandkids about Agnes and the…
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…constructed in the early 1940s in response to flooding in 1933 and 1936. Also of interest: York County weather forecasts before, during and after Tropical Storm Agnes’ wrath. Hurricane Agnes,…
[brightcove video=”26867439001″ /] Elmer Ferlow recalls watching a man drown during the fury of Tropical Storm Agnes. Memories of the storm and its deadly aftermath are recorded as part of…
A reader has noticed changes in Downtown York’s look over the years. (See photo of same scene, with floodwaters, below.) Background posts: Reader searching for Tropical Storm Agnes photos to…
Ettie Lambert was one of thousands of York countians affected by Tropical Storm Agnes. The remains of the furniture from her flooded home lay on the sidewalk. It started as…
…leased part of the Northern Central Railway alongside Interstate 83 to reach York. Then disaster struck in 1972: Hurricane Agnes washed the Northern Central line out of service. The Stewartstown…
…middle child with two sisters who teased and loved him fiercely. He had a close relationship with his father, David Cohen, a doctor, and mother, Agnes Cohen, a nurse. Cohen’s…
…city. During Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972, York saw 16 inches of rain. What started as a light rain caused 4 deaths, and destroyed millions in property.’ Also of interest:…
…of traumatic, painful incidents that rocked York County and Tropical Storm Agnes savaged York County with more than 15 inches of rain and What is the probability of another flood…
…Bridge at right. (See additional photos below.) Background posts: Reader doesn’t understand some things about York , Agnes, by the tragic numbers and What’s the probability of another flood in…