 In June 1972, Hurricane Agnes was responsible for massive flooding in and around the Greater Pittston area.From 1974 to 1989, alleged ghost hauntings took place in the home of Jack and Janet Smurl in West Pittston; it inspired the 1991 film "The Haunted".On September 8, 2011, the Susquehanna River, spurred by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Lee, crested at a record .