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Hurricane Agnes 45 years ago

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Those of you who are older (myself included) may remember Hurricane Agnes, who blew through central Georgia in June 1972, causing immense flooding and leading to the death of 122 people, including nine in Florida from severe thunderstorms associated with the storm. Agnes was one of the most prolific rain-producing storms on record in the Atlantic basin. WeatherNation has a story about the storm at https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/45-years-ago-hurricane-agnes/ or you can read more at Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Agnes.

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