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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.
Early on the following day, the storm re-emerged into the Atlantic from southeastern Virginia. Although the cyclone remained a hurricane over water, it weakened to a strong tropical storm while making landfall at Little Egg Inlet in New Jersey on August 28. A few hours later, Irene struck Brooklyn, New York City
Flooding in Port Arthur from Hurricane Harvey. From 1980 to the present, 81 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Texas.According to David Roth of the Weather Prediction Center, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about three times every four years, and on any 50 mi (80 km) segment of the coastline a hurricane makes landfall about once every six years.
Editor's note: Read Tuesday's updates on Francine as the storm takes aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast. Francine picked up steam and speed Tuesday, finally reaching hurricane strength and turning ...
The costliest storms were hurricanes Katrina in August 2005 and Harvey in August 2017; each storm struck the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing $125 billion in damage, much of it from flooding. [nb 1] The most recent North Atlantic names to be retired were Fiona and Ian following the 2022 season.
Update as of 5 p.m. ET on Sept. 8, 2024: Invest 91L strengthened to Potential Tropical Cyclone Six. Click here to get the latest on Potential Tropical Cyclone Six. The National Hurricane Center ...
As of the 4 p.m. Monday afternoon update, Tropical Storm Francine has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and is moving north-northwest at seven miles per hour.
Part of the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Irene produced somewhat heavy damage across southern Florida in October 1999. The ninth named storm and the sixth hurricane of the season, Irene developed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 13 from a tropical wave. It moved northward, hitting western Cuba before attaining hurricane status.