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June 7, 2008

Filed under: Hurricane History — admin @ 7:10 am

 

Hurricane Agnes was the costliest natural disaster in the United States at that time. Damage was estimated at $3.1 billion and 117 deaths were reported. Hardest hit was Pennsylvania, with $2.1 billion in damages and 48 deaths, making Hurricane Agnes the worst natural disaster ever to hit the state. The damage over Pennsylvania was so extreme, the entire state was declared a disaster area by President Richard Nixon.

The state-by-state breakdown is as follows:

State Damage (1972 Dollars) Deaths
Pennsylvania $2,119,269,000 48
New York 702,502,000 24
Virginia 125,987,000 13
Maryland 110,186,000 19
New Jersey 15,000,000 1
Florida 8,243,000 9
West Virginia 7,753,000 0
Ohio 6,818,000 0
North Carolina 6,558,380 2
Georgia 205,000 0
South Carolina 50,000 0
Delaware Light 1
TOTAL $3,102,571,380 117

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