Hurricane Irene
This article is about the tropical cyclone in 2011. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Irene. Hurricane Irene Category 3 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) Hurricane Irene at peak intensity over the southern Bahamas on August 24 Formed August 21, 2011 Dissipated August 30, 2011 ( Extratropical after August 28 ) Highest winds 1-minute sustained: 120 mph (195 km/h) Lowest pressure 942 mbar (hPa); 27.82 inHg Fatalities 49 direct, 9 indirect Damage $14.2 billion (2011 USD) Areas affected Hispaniola, Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, East Coast of the United States, Vermont (Landfalls in North Carolina, New Jersey, New York , Atlantic Canada) Part of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and fir