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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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Revision as of 14:08, August 28, 2011
Tropical Storm Irene, formerly Hurricane Irene, was initially a Category 2 storm having maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (as of Friday morning, August 26, 2011) before losing intensity as it moved up the East Coast from North Carolina up through New York City.
Development
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.[1] 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.[2]
Irene killed 10 Americans and 2 people in the Caribbean.
References
- ↑ Hurricane IRENE, Advisory number 7 National Hurricane Center, retrieved August 26, 2011
- ↑ Hurricane Irene hammers Bahamas islands August 26, 2011, bbcnews.com, retrieved August 26, 2011
