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Hurricane Irene Floods Buroughs Hardwoods |
Burroughs Hardwoods under water after dam broke from Hurricane Irene |
Event Description
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Category 3 hurricane (SSHS) | |
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Hurricane Irene
over the southern Bahamas on August 24 |
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Formed | August 20, 2011 |
Dissipated | August 29, 2011 |
Highest winds |
1-minute sustained: 120 mph (195 km/h) |
Lowest pressure | 942 mbar (hPa; 27.82 inHg) |
Fatalities | 56 total |
Damage | $10.1 billion (2011 USD) |
Areas affected | Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, eastern United States (Landfalls in North Carolina, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York), eastern Canada |
Part of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season |