Agnes Flood June 23, 1972

Using the attached worksheet, please look at the first slide and fill out. Double click on picture.

Photo Analysis Worksheet

KWL Chart

Please fill out first two sections.

June 14-Tropical Disturbance off Yucatan Peninsula.June 16-Strengthened into a tropical storm.June 19-Agnes became a hurricane.June 21-Moved out over Atlantic Ocean off NC Coast.June 22-Made landfall again over southeastern NY.June 23-Became almost stationary over PAJune 23-Absorbed by a low pressure front that drifted northeastward from PA into NY

Timeline of Hurricane Agnes

The range over the Mid-Atlantic region was 2-3 inches in the Potomac region to 18 inches in the main stem of the Susquehanna River basin. The average rainfall was 6-10 inches over the Mid-Atlantic region.

Rainfall Amounts

Mid-Atlantic Rainfall Amounts

The Damage

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

Total 3,081,187,000 114

Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet Fill out the worksheet while viewing the

clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emf2

0FKhtoQ

Fundraising Project

You will create a fundraising project after viewing the following video. Your project can take the form of a Power Point, drawing or presentation to the class. You will work in groups of three which will be assigned by the teacher. All projects must be approved by the teacher.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVxRT1zNMQ0&feature=related

Photo Analysis Worksheet

In your fundraising groups you will take three of the seventy three pictures from the website provided and analyze them using the worksheet provided by the teacher.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhryvnak/sets/72157603988808763/

KWL Chart

Please fill out third section

Bibliography

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/agnes1972filledrainblk.gif

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Flood/agnes.html

http://home.epix.net/~captclint/flood.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emf2

0FKhtoQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVxR

T1zNMQ0&feature=related http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhryvnak/s

ets/72157603988808763/