Hurricane+Irene

Facts:

 * Hurricane Irene formed August 20,2011. It hit us August 27,2011. It ended on August 29, 2011.
 * The area rainfall in Philadelphia totaled 5.70 inches.
 * 5 people were killed in Pennsylvania, three of them by falling trees.
 * More than 400 trees fell in Philadelphia.
 * All Alantic County shore communites east of Route 9 were placed under a voluntary evacuation August 25, then a mandatory evacuation the next morning.
 * There was massive flooding, some of which beat the record.
 * Thousand of homes were without power, ranging from a few hours to a few days.

Videos and Pictures

Here's a link to a video about storm chasers going into the eye of Hurricane Irene: http://youtu.be/qqbl_p8iu-s

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