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Hurricane Irene (2011)
A storm affecting the Eastern Coast of the United States in August 2011.
Hurricane Irene is an active North Atlantic tropical cyclone, the ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 season. Irene formed from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave, which showed signs of organization east of the … see full wiki
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Late last week, Hurricane Irene plowed through the Carolinas and along the East Coast through New Jersey, New York City , Connecticut, other parts of New England and Canada. The storm was a Category 1 hurricane with winds approaching 90 MPH. The most dangerous portions of the storm were the many flood surges of rising water which leveled small communities and towns in its path. In addition, hurricanes generate tremendous shear … more
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Even though NY wasn't pounded as bad as other places, we got our licks pretty good. It was something else stepping out of my building and seeing the streets completely deserted. It felt so apocalyptic I started laughing out loud in the rain. I mean I never saw the Bronx that dead before. In the end, my basements were flooded, my boiler was pretty much shot, and the repairs costed nearly $5000. All things considered though, it could have been worse.
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The rain is literally pounding down right now. The sheets of water coming off the roof are so heavy that you can't see through them and the wind is still howling out there. Why I'm on the computer I don't know. Not much else to do since everywhere is closed and the satellite is out. UPDATE: Well, after a lot of wind and a lot of rain, the trees are still standing, the power never went out, and everything's already gone pretty much back to normal. … more
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My sister lives in New York City and was stuck waiting out this sucker. She's okay though, and I guess the one good thing you could say about Irene is that the damages was ultimately considerably less than expected. Irene was reduced to tropical storm status when it hit the northeast, but still did over a billion dollars worth of damage in New York City and various points upstate, not even including a stop in New England.
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CNN reports flooding in NY City including the subway. The financial damage? At least a billion or so! So far, not too many fatalities so that's good news (if any news could be called good in the case of a hurricane!). Let's pray things won't get worse from here! Stay safe, Americans!
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Over a million passengers are affected by Irene. 3 airports in NYC & Philadelphia & Boston airports are closed until the tropical storm (downgraded from hurricane) is over. So, if you are in the Eastern coast of U.S., you are not going anywhere for the next 2 days or so!
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