Changes

Tropical storm Irene developed east of the Leeward Islands, with NOAA issuing its first advisory at 7 PM on August 20, 2011. The storm developed into a Category 1 hurricane by August 22 while over Puerto Rico, becoming the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season.<ref>[http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2011/al09/al092011.public.007.shtml? Hurricane IRENE, Advisory number 7] National Hurricane Center, retrieved August 26, 2011</ref> The storm swept over the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands before hitting the Bahamas as a Category 3 hurricane. It destroyed over 100 homes there, and brought flooding and power outages to the islands.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14641567 Hurricane Irene hammers Bahamas islands] August 26, 2011, bbcnews.com, retrieved August 26, 2011</ref>

Tropical storm Irene developed east of the Leeward Islands, with NOAA issuing its first advisory at 7 PM on August 20, 2011. The storm developed into a Category 1 hurricane by August 22 while over Puerto Rico, becoming the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season.<ref>[http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2011/al09/al092011.public.007.shtml? Hurricane IRENE, Advisory number 7] National Hurricane Center, retrieved August 26, 2011</ref> The storm swept over the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands before hitting the Bahamas as a Category 3 hurricane. It destroyed over 100 homes there, and brought flooding and power outages to the islands.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14641567 Hurricane Irene hammers Bahamas islands] August 26, 2011, bbcnews.com, retrieved August 26, 2011</ref>

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