Looking back at Agnes Flood 53 years later

(WBRE/WYOU) — Monday was the anniversary of a day many northeast and central Pennsylvanians will never forget. It's been 53 years since the Agnes Flood of 1972.

Our region changed forever on Friday, June 23, when the raging Susquehanna River flooded from Wilkes-Barre to Williamsport.

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The hurricane had weakened to a tropical storm by the time it hit Pennsylvania, but days of rain sent the Susquehanna River over its banks.

The disaster led to improvements along the Wyoming Valley levee system to provide better flood protection.