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Although the storm bypassed the tip of Cuba, heavy rainfall occurred, killing seven people. Though it moved slowly across the Yucatán Peninsula, the damage Agnes caused in Mexico is unknown. Agnes quickly became an extratropical cyclone on June 23, and tracked to the northwest of Great Britain, before being absorbed by another extratropical cyclone on July 6. Early the following day, the storm emerged into the Atlantic Ocean before re-curving northwestward and making landfall near New York City as a strong tropical storm. While over eastern North Carolina, Agnes re-strengthened into a tropical storm on June 21, as a result of baroclinic activity. The weakening trend halted as the storm crossed over Georgia and into South Carolina. After moving inland, Agnes rapidly weakened and was only a tropical depression when it entered Georgia. Heading northward, the hurricane eventually made landfall near Panama City, Florida, late on June 19. Early on June 18, the storm intensified enough to be upgraded to Hurricane Agnes. Thereafter, Agnes slowly curved northward and passed just west of Cuba on June 17. The storm emerged into the western Caribbean Sea on June 15, and strengthened into Tropical Storm Agnes the next day. It developed as a tropical depression on June 14 from the interaction of a polar front and an upper trough over the Yucatán Peninsula. Due to the significant effects, the name Agnes was retired in the spring of 1973.Īgnes was the second tropical cyclone and first named storm of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. Damage was heaviest in Pennsylvania, where Agnes was the state's wettest tropical cyclone.

The effects of Agnes were widespread, from the Caribbean to Canada, with much of the east coast of the United States affected. Hurricane Agnes in 1972 was the costliest hurricane to hit the United States at the time, causing an estimated $2.1 billion in damage. Part of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season

Yucatán Peninsula, western Cuba, Florida Panhandle, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Atlantic Canada, Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom Hurricane Agnes near peak intensity in the Gulf of Mexico on June 18