1972 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1972 Atlantic hurricane season was a significantly below average season. Although it featured 12 tropical or subtropical storms, only two strengthened into hurricanes and neither exceeded Category 1 intensity (only 2013 has matched such in the reconnaissance era). It officially began on June 1, 1972, and lasted until November 30, 1972. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The first storm, Subtropical Storm Alpha, developed on May 23 off the Southeast United States and struck Florida, causing minor damage and two fatalities. The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Agnes, which at the time was the costliest United States hurricane, until Frederic in 1979. After brushing the western tip of Cuba, the hurricane made landfall on the Florida Panhandle. It caused at least $2.1 billion (1972 USD) in damage and 131 fatalities, mostly from inland flooding in Pennsylvania and New York. The strongest hurricane...
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