Hurricanes & Tropical Storms 1972

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All Winds are in knots (1 knot = 1.15 mph), pressures are in millibars and category is based on the Saffir-Simpson scale.


Storm Summaries For The Year
# Storm Name         Dates           Category Windspeed Pressure Rainfall Deaths Damages
1 Sub-Tropical Storm Alpha May 23-29
S-TS
60
991
2 Hurricane Agnes Jun 14-23
1
75
977
$2.1 b
3 Hurricane Betty Aug 22-Sep 1
2
90
976
4 Tropical Storm Carrie Aug 29-Sep 5
TS
60
992
5 Hurricane Dawn Sep 5-14
1
70
997
6 Sub-Tropical Storm Charlie Sep 19-22
S-TS
60
944
7 Sub-Tropical Storm Delta Nov 1-7
S-TS
40
1001



Sub-Tropical Storm Alpha
May 23 - 29, 1972
Sub-Tropical Storm

Winds 60 kts Pressure 991 mbs Rainfall -- ins
Deaths -- Damages --


Hurricane Agnes
June 14 - 23, 1972
Category 1

Winds 75 kts Pressure 977 mbs Rainfall -- ins
Deaths -- Damages $2.1 billion

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Hurricane Betty
August 22 - September 1, 1972
Category 2

Winds 90 kts Pressure 976 mbs Rainfall -- ins
Deaths -- Damages --


Tropical Storm Carrie
August 29 - September 5, 1972
Tropical Storm

Winds 60 kts Pressure 992 mbs Rainfall -- ins
Deaths -- Damages --


Hurricane Dawn
September 5 - 14, 1972
Category 1

Winds 70 kts Pressure 997 mbs Rainfall -- ins
Deaths -- Damages --


Sub-Tropical Storm Charlie
September 19 - 22, 1972
Sub-Tropical Storm

Winds 60 kts Pressure 944 mbs Rainfall -- ins
Deaths -- Damages --


Sub-Tropical Storm Delta
November 1 - 7, 1972
Sub-Tropical Storm

Winds 40 kts Pressure 1001 mbs Rainfall -- ins
Deaths -- Damages --


Sources:

National Hurricane Center
NOAA




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