Hurricane Irene.

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  • This storm tore across the Mid-Atlantic Saturday and slammed into the Northeast Sunday morning. It occured August 20th to August 28th.
  • A lot of schools were delayed or off because of the flooding this storm caused, including Upper Moreland.
  • The highest this storm got to was a category 3.
  • Around 56 people died, 2.4 million people were evacuated, and 8 are missing.
  • The winds got up to 120 mph. (195 km/h)
  • In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the amount of rainfall was 5.7 millimeters.
  • It caused over a billion dollars worth on destruction in the Bahamas alone.
  • The storm caused 4.5 million power outages for homes and businesses.
  • Hurricane Irene is considered the largest storm that occurred in the past 50 years.
  • The closer this storm moved to shores, the stronger the winds and the bigger the waves were.
  • Hurricane Irene moved northward at 14mph.
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