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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 25, 2011 - Hurricane Irene struck the southeastern Bahamas along with the Turks and Caicos Islands. In the Turks and Caicos, the storm hit as a Category 1 hurricane, downing power lines and ripping off roofs. In the Bahamas, the storm made landfall as a Category 3, with the eye passing over several Bahamian Islands.
Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama of the northwest part of The Bahamas.In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of pineyard with substantial areas of swamp and scrubland by the Bahamian government with a mandate to economically develop the area.
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Tropical Storm Nicole lashed the northwest Bahamas Wednesday with 70 mph sustained winds, bringing “extensive flooding” and storm surges inland to a storm-weary population on the island of ...
Hurricane Irene passed near the northwestern Bahamas, causing moderate flooding. [34] A tornado spawned by the storm on Abaco island deroofed a home, resulting in one death. [ 35 ] Four indirect fatalities occurred during a heavy rain when four persons in a truck that drove off a wet pier drowned.
Cruise lines are changing Caribbean itineraries in an effort to avoid Hurricane Helene. The storm, already a Category 2 hurricane, was forecast to strengthen before making landfall in the U.S. on ...
A restaurant boards up in preparation for Irene in Ocean City, New Jersey. As early as August 23, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicted that Hurricane Irene – then located over The Bahamas as a major hurricane – would be near New Jersey within five days as the storm moved around the subtropical ridge. [4]