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Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, Irene originated from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave that began showing signs of organization east of the Lesser Antilles.
August 28, 2011: Hurricane Irene crossed into Canada as an extratropical storm bringing heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Quebec and New Brunswick. Parts of New Brunswick received over 80mm of rain and wind gusts peaked at 93 km/h in Moncton.
Hurricane Irene was indirectly responsible for one death when a man hydroplaned on a wet road and crashed. Despite the severe flooding, Hurricane Irene caused little damage in North Carolina. [42] Hurricane Irene also produced heavy rainfall in southeastern Virginia of up to 12 inches (300 mm) in Chesapeake, [1] where
Hurricane Irene was a long-lived tropical cyclone during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm formed near Cape Verde on August 4 and crossed the Atlantic , turning northward around Bermuda before being absorbed by an extratropical cyclone while situated southeast of Newfoundland .
With Hurricane Irene poised to hit U.S. shores this weekend, it revives memories of Katrina, Ike, Hugo and Andrew. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently updated its outlook ...
For most of the past week, Hurricane Irene has cast a blustery shadow across the news spectrum, unleashing a deluge of stories about bottled water sales, media hype and the best songs for a ...
Hurricane Irene (2011) – large and powerful Category 3 hurricane that struck the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and United States, causing extensive damages totaling US$14.2 billion. The name Irene was retired in the North Atlantic after the 2011 season, and was replaced by Irma for the 2017 season.
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