In recognition of the start of hurricane season 2015, we’re revisiting some of the major storms that have affected the Gulf region over the past 90 years. Today, we take a look at Hurricane Agnes.

Hurricane Agnes

Landfall: June 19, 1972

Level: Category 1

U.S. Deaths: 130 *

Highest wind level: 85 mph

Agnes made landfall on the Florida panhandle, causing high tides and spawning more than a dozen tornadoes. But it did most of its damage inland as a tropical storm. More than 100 lives were lost due to flooding; 100,000 people fled their homes in Pennsylvania alone. Miles of railroad were destroyed and the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem was heavily damaged.

*figure may vary

SOURCE: National Hurricane Center, hurricanescience.org, Wikipedia.org