Many Maryland residents still remember the devastation of Hurricane Agnes, which struck 35 years ago this June, dumping nearly 20 inches of rain in five days, killing 122 people and causing more than $3 billion in damage.
Eighteen years earlier, Hurricane Hazel, labeled as one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century, raked the region with winds up to 80 mph.
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