1972 Atlantic hurricane season

1972 Atlantic hurricane season - Subtropical Storm Alpha. Subtropical Storm Alpha developed from a cold-core (extratropical) low in late May off the Florida coast. As the low moved northeastward, it warmed a little, and became Subtropical Depression One. It turned sharply southward on May 26 due to a building ridge of high pressure. The same day it became Subtropical Storm Alpha, and it moved toward the Georgia coast. After reaching its peak of 70 mph, Alpha weakened, but managed to hit near Brunswick, Georgia as a 45 mph subtropical storm. Alpha d ...

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Agnes was barely a hurricane at landfall in Florida, and the effects of winds and storm surges were relatively minor. The major impact was over the northeastern United States, where Agnes combined with the non-tropical low to produce widespread rains of 6 to 12 inches with local amounts of 14 to 19 inches. These rains produced widespread severe flooding from Virginia northward to New York, with other flooding occurring over the western portions of the Caro ...

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Hurricane Agnes, Hurricane Agnes - Storm history, Hurricane Agnes - Impact, Hurricane Agnes - Flood Control in the Wake of Agnes, Hurricane Agnes - Railroads affected

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Names of subtropical storm used in the atlantic basin for this year Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo (unused) Foxtrot (unused) Golf (unused) Hotel (unused) India (unused) Juliet (unused) Kilo (unused) Lima (unused) Mike (unused) November (unused) Oscar (unused) Papa (unused) Quebec (unused)See also:

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