[241][242] Route 15, one of the state's main highways, was closed from the New York state line to Interstate 91 in Meriden due to fallen trees. [141] In all, Irene affected at least 2,292 households according to preliminary reports, with 16 houses rendered beyond repair. [118] Irene crossed Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands as a strong tropical storm on August 21, though relatively calm winds associated with the passage of its center were recorded over the island. At 9:15, the northern tube of the Holland Tunnel closed, but was soon re-opened. [33] As Irene's forecast track became justified, the latter watch was upgraded to a warning on August 22, while a hurricane watch was declared for the central Bahamas. Power was lost to an estimated 75,000 – 200,000 New Brunswick residents, directly due to the gale-force winds. Memorial. [119], Across Puerto Rico, heavy rains caused extensive damage to roads while hurricane-force winds toppled many trees and utility poles, which led more than 1 million residences without power. Some residents reported an 8-foot (2.4 m) wall of water coming down the river; those with property along the river say it had never gotten that high in other storms. [136] The strongest winds also occurred in northern Cibao, where they felled multiple trees and toppled utility poles. [65] Public storm shelters were opened in most the cities, and officials also prepared school buildings to accommodate evacuees. However, the U.S. [125] Several rivers burst their banks as a consequence of the rains, causing additional flooding. Early on August 21, the storm made a second landfall in Puerto Rico. [53], Rep. Nan Hayworth, whose district includes much of the county, caused controversy when she reportedly said that federal funds for relief would have to be made up for by budget cuts elsewhere. [171] In addition to the gales, Irene spawned several tornadoes early on August 27, while approaching the coast. [19] Record flooding along the Schoharie Creek, destroyed the Old Blenheim Bridge, a 156-year-old covered bridge that had been designated a National Historic Landmark.
Later on August 28, Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm and made two additional landfalls, one in New Jersey and another in New York. [40], In Spring Valley, a man suffered electrocution from downed wires. [54] The gondolas were removed from the Myrtle Beach SkyWheel attraction in preparation for tropical-storm-force winds. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, "Hurricane Irene barrels toward US as Caribbean islands take stock of damage", "Tropical Storm Irene Special Discussion Number 1", "Tropical Storm Irene Discussion Number 2", "Tropical Storm Irene Discussion Number 1", "Tropical Storm Irene Discussion Number 4", "Tropical Storm Irene Intermediate Advisory Number 5A", "Tropical Storm Irene Discussion Number 6", "Tropical Storm Irene Tropical Cyclone Update", "Irene's eyewall collapses; further intensification unlikely", "Hurricane Irene Intermediate Advisory Twenty-Seven B", "Hurricane Irene Intermediate Advisory Twenty-Eight A", "Hurricane Irene Advisory Number Thirty-A", "Tropical Cyclone Report - Hurricane Irene", Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Irene: August 21 – 28, 2011, "Tropical Storm Irene Advisory Number One", "Tropical Storm Irene Advisory Number Two", "Tropical Storm Irene Advisory Number Three", "Tropical Storm Irene Advisory Number Four", "Tropical Storm Irene Advisory Number Six", "65 million people on East Coast await Hurricane Irene's wrath", "US East Coast in Irene's path, scrambles to prep", "U.S. East Coast Braces as Irene Batters Bahamas", "East Coast braces for Hurricane Irene; warning area expanded", "Gov. [42], In Windham, WRIP disk jockey Jay Fink stayed on the air for 13 hours, taking calls from trapped residents, disseminating information about shelters that had been opened and playing reassuring music. This proved very damaging for some, as Hurricane Sandy ended up being far worse than predicted. Continuing to weaken, Irene was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on August 27, becoming the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Ike in 2008. Weather Bureau downgraded Irene from a hurricane to a tropical storm shortly before it hit NYC. [196], While the storm made landfall next to Galloway and Little Egg Harbor in the southeastern part of the state, South Jersey received little damage and flooding. The winds, combined with soil saturation due to the extreme amounts of precipitation in many of the impacted areas both from Irene and from previous thunderstorms, uprooted countless trees and power lines along the storm's path. [156], Gales from Irene affected nearly all of the Eastern Seaboard, extending from Florida to New England and as far inland as central New York and central Pennsylvania, affecting all or large parts of 15 states and the District of Columbia. [148], On August 24, Irene passed over the British Overseas Territory of Turks and Caicos Islands at Category 1 strength. [161] In Philadelphia, the storm left thousands without power. [233] Overall, there were ten deaths in the state, most due to flooding.
Early on August 27, Irene further weakened to a Category 1 hurricane as it approached the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
[248], A public works employee was electrocuted by downed power lines in Southbridge. Later that day at 2100 UTC, a previously issued hurricane warning was modified to include the coast from the Little River Inlet in South Carolina to Sagamore Beach in Massachusetts. [19], In Albany County, numerous trees and power lines were reported down due to strong winds. A man also drowned in the flooded Cape Fear River. Eleven houses collapsed in the flood, fifteen were condemned and torn down, and more than 100 homes were so damaged that the residents couldn't return to them, but amazingly there were zero fatalities.
[218], Flooding of the Ramapo River and more than a half-mile (1 km) of washouts led both Metro-North and NJ Transit to suspend service on the Port Jervis Line north of Suffern for nearly three months. At least 52 municipalities in the Hudson Valley reported raw-sewage spills into local waters.
[85] The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority decided to halt all commuter rail service after midnight August 28. [189] In Queen Anne's County, Maryland, an 85-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell onto her house causing the chimney to collapse. Tropical storm force winds left at least 3 million residents without electricity in New York and Connecticut.
[108], Near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, numerous large local and ocean-going vessels anchored in Bedford Basin to ride out the storm. Flooding overwhelmed a number of local sewage treatment plants, since many of them collect and process storm runoff as well as wastewater.
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