Hurricane Irene is the Atlantic hurricane that caused extensive damage in the Caribbean before landfall in North Carolina. It is currently threatening the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States and Atlantic Canada. The ninth and the first named storm of the hurricane cyclone, and much of the 2011 season, becoming a well-defined Irene Atlantic tropical wave, which showed signs of organization east of the Lesser Antilles. And 'developed an atmospheric convection and a closed cyclonic circulation at the center, prompting the National Hurricane Center to launch a public consultation is a tropical cyclone late 20 August. The following appeared convective organization, passed the Leeward Islands, and 21 August, she moved close to Saint Croix. The next day, Irene was Landfall near Puerto Rico, where strong winds and intermittent streams caused significant damage to property.
The storm strengthened through the Bahamas, becoming a major hurricane, when and extensive damage to the islands. Curving to the north, skirted past the Florida Irene's outer bands of tropical storm-force winds to produce. Made landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina this morning, August 27. The full path, Irene has caused widespread destruction and at least seven deaths, the loss of money can be as high as U.S. $ 3100000000 preliminary estimates.
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