Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 14–23, 1972
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Agnes (1972) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1972 Atlantic season. It formed on June 14, 1972, 23 mi SE of Tecax, Yucatán, Mexico, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 977 mb on June 19, 1972, and made landfall near Panama City, Florida on June 19, 1972 as a Category 1 hurricane (75 mph). The storm lasted 8.8 days and travelled about 2,278 miles (3,666 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 19, 1972 · 21:00 UTC | near Panama City, Florida | Cat 1 75 mph | 983 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 68 mi | Jun 21 · 16:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| West Raleigh, North Carolina | 70 mi | Jun 21 · 16:00 UTC | TS 44 mph |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | 51 mi | Jun 22 · 02:00 UTC | TS 54 mph |
| New York City, New York | 21 mi | Jun 22 · 20:00 UTC | TS 59 mph |
| Brooklyn, New York | 19 mi | Jun 22 · 20:00 UTC | TS 59 mph |
| Queens, New York | 12 mi | Jun 22 · 20:00 UTC | TS 59 mph |
| Staten Island, New York | 30 mi | Jun 22 · 20:00 UTC | TS 59 mph |
| Manhattan, New York | 18 mi | Jun 22 · 21:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| The Bronx, New York | 11 mi | Jun 22 · 21:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
| Newark, New Jersey | 29 mi | Jun 22 · 21:00 UTC | TS 58 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 20.0°N 89.0°W | 10 mi SSW of Peto, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Jun 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.0°N 88.7°W | 17 mi ESE of Peto, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Jun 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 20.0°N 88.4°W | 27 mi NE of José María Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.0°N 88.1°W | 29 mi N of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.0°N 87.8°W | 26 mi WSW of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 15 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 20.0°N 87.4°W | 15 mi SSE of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 20.0°N 87.0°W | 35 mi S of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 16 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.0°N 86.7°W | 38 mi SSE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 16 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 20.0°N 86.4°W | 49 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 16 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 20.0°N 85.9°W | 76 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 17 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 20.3°N 85.5°W | 94 mi E of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 17 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 20.8°N 85.3°W | 103 mi ESE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 17 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 21.3°N 85.3°W | 100 mi E of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jun 17 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 21.8°N 85.3°W | 73 mi WSW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 22.3°N 85.4°W | 71 mi W of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 23.0°N 85.5°W | 92 mi WNW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 23.8°N 85.7°W | 139 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 24.9°N 85.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 26.0°N 85.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 27.5°N 85.9°W | 184 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| Jun 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 28.7°N 85.9°W | 102 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| Jun 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 29.6°N 85.8°W | 40 mi SSW of Panama City, Florida |
| Jun 19 21:00 | Cat 1 LANDFALL | 75 mph | 983 mb | 30.1°N 85.6°W | near Panama City, Florida |
| Jun 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 988 mb | 30.5°N 85.2°W | 32 mi ENE of Lynn Haven, Florida |
| Jun 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 990 mb | 31.4°N 84.6°W | 29 mi WSW of Albany, Georgia |
| Jun 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 992 mb | 32.2°N 83.8°W | 16 mi N of Cordele, Georgia |
| Jun 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 994 mb | 32.9°N 82.8°W | 26 mi NNE of Dublin, Georgia |
| Jun 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 992 mb | 33.5°N 81.7°W | near Aiken, South Carolina |
| Jun 21 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 991 mb | 33.8°N 80.4°W | near Sumter, South Carolina |
| Jun 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 989 mb | 34.4°N 79.0°W | 15 mi S of Lumberton, North Carolina |
| Jun 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 987 mb | 35.2°N 77.5°W | near Kinston, North Carolina |
| Jun 22 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 985 mb | 36.0°N 75.9°W | 28 mi SE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Jun 22 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 983 mb | 36.9°N 74.3°W | 93 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Jun 22 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 977 mb | 38.5°N 73.2°W | 89 mi SE of Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Jun 22 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 978 mb | 40.2°N 73.4°W | 40 mi SE of Queens, New York |
| Jun 23 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 982 mb | 41.7°N 74.0°W | near Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Jun 23 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 984 mb | 43.0°N 77.3°W | near Canandaigua, New York |
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Questions
Agnes made landfall once: near Panama City, Florida on June 19, 1972 at 21:00 UTC, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds.
At its peak on June 19, 1972, Agnes was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 977 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 1 hurricane.
8.8 days, from June 14, 1972 to June 23, 1972, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,278 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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