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Hurricane Irene

Aug 21, 2011 to Aug 30, 2011Peak 121 mph942 mb

Hurricane Irene passed within 50 miles of 110 counties in 11 states. It was strongest near Jones County, NC, as a Category 1 on August 27, 2011.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Irene · 2011

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Irene on August 26, 2011, about 17 hours before landfall in Carteret County, NC.

Hurricane Irene on August 26, 2011, about 17 hours before landfall in Carteret County, NC.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, with the gaps between its orbits filled from Terra, on its early-afternoon pass, around 18:39 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 3
121 mph, 105 kt
Lowest pressure
942 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
110
CT, DE, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT
Counties within 100 miles
199
CT, DE, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Jones County, NC, 27.1 mi, Aug 27, 2011
Landfalls recorded
9
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Westchester CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Monmouth CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Tyrrell CountyNC0.0Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Currituck CountyNC0.0Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Windsor CountyVT0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Kings CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Carteret CountyNC0.0Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Hyde CountyNC0.0Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Ocean CountyNJ0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Litchfield CountyCT0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Windham CountyVT0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Bennington CountyVT0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Putnam CountyNY0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Berkshire CountyMA0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Orange CountyVT0.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Richmond CountyNY2.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Camden CountyNC2.9Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Burlington CountyNJ3.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Atlantic CountyNJ3.6Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Bergen CountyNJ4.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Rockland CountyNY4.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Pamlico CountyNC4.3Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Pasquotank CountyNC4.7Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Sullivan CountyNH4.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Queens CountyNY5.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Bronx CountyNY5.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Virginia Beach cityVA5.1Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Franklin CountyMA5.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Hudson CountyNJ5.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Fairfield CountyCT5.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
New York CountyNY5.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Dare CountyNC6.4Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Hampshire CountyMA7.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Rutland CountyVT8.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Cape May CountyNJ8.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Craven CountyNC8.5Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Union CountyNJ8.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Nassau CountyNY9.2Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Essex CountyNJ9.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Beaufort CountyNC10.3Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Worcester CountyMD10.5Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Hampden CountyMA10.6Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Perquimans CountyNC10.7Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Middlesex CountyNJ10.7Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Washington CountyNC11.6Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Dutchess CountyNY11.7Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Sussex CountyDE11.7Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Columbia CountyNY11.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Accomack CountyVA12.6Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Rensselaer CountyNY12.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Cheshire CountyNH14.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Hartford CountyCT15.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Orange CountyNY16.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Passaic CountyNJ16.7Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Suffolk CountyNY17.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Northampton CountyVA17.4Category 1Aug 28, 2011
New Haven CountyCT17.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Chesapeake cityVA18.2Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Mercer CountyNJ20.2Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Washington CountyNY20.5Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Chowan CountyNC20.8Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Somerset CountyNJ21.5Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Cumberland CountyNJ21.6Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Morris CountyNJ21.6Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Ulster CountyNY22.7Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Merrimack CountyNH23.2Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Wicomico CountyMD23.8Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Camden CountyNJ23.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Addison CountyVT24.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Jones CountyNC27.1Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Somerset CountyMD27.8Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Greene CountyNY28.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Gloucester CountyNJ28.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Norfolk cityVA28.5Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Onslow CountyNC28.7Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Bucks CountyPA30.5Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Hillsborough CountyNH30.6Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Gates CountyNC31.3Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Bertie CountyNC32.2Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Sussex CountyNJ32.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Worcester CountyMA33.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Martin CountyNC33.4Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Albany CountyNY33.5Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Portsmouth cityVA33.5Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Belknap CountyNH34.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Saratoga CountyNY35.2Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Hunterdon CountyNJ35.2Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Kent CountyDE35.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Salem CountyNJ36.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Suffolk cityVA37.2Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Middlesex CountyCT37.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Hampton cityVA38.6Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Tolland CountyCT40.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Philadelphia CountyPA40.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Hertford CountyNC40.7Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Sullivan CountyNY40.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Schenectady CountyNY40.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Poquoson cityVA41.2Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Newport News cityVA43.0Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Pitt CountyNC43.3Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Montgomery CountyPA44.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Warren CountyNY44.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Mathews CountyVA45.6Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Warren CountyNJ45.6Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
York CountyVA46.4Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Isle of Wight CountyVA46.7Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Dorchester CountyMD47.5Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Gloucester CountyVA48.5Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Essex CountyNY48.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Caroline CountyMD48.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Pender CountyNC50.1Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Middlesex CountyMA50.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Delaware CountyPA50.7Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Schoharie CountyNY52.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Pike CountyPA52.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
New London CountyCT52.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Middlesex CountyVA53.0Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Lancaster CountyVA53.1Category 1Aug 28, 2011
New Castle CountyDE55.6Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Windham CountyCT55.7Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Lenoir CountyNC55.8Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Northumberland CountyVA55.9Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Montgomery CountyNY57.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
James City CountyVA57.6Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Northampton CountyPA58.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Southampton CountyVA58.9Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Delaware CountyNY59.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
New Hanover CountyNC59.6Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Monroe CountyPA60.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Fulton CountyNY60.5Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Surry CountyVA60.5Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Strafford CountyNH60.5Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Chester CountyPA60.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Franklin cityVA61.0Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Duplin CountyNC61.4Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Talbot CountyMD61.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Greene CountyNC62.1Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Queen Anne's CountyMD62.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Edgecombe CountyNC63.0Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Williamsburg cityVA63.5Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Rockingham CountyNH64.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Halifax CountyNC64.1Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Northampton CountyNC65.0Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Kent CountyMD65.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
St. Mary's CountyMD65.7Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Lehigh CountyPA66.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
King and Queen CountyVA68.4Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Cecil CountyMD69.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Hamilton CountyNY69.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Brunswick CountyNC69.4Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Richmond CountyVA70.2Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Sussex CountyVA70.9Category 1Aug 27, 2011
New Kent CountyVA73.1Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Providence CountyRI74.7Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Charles City CountyVA74.7Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Wayne CountyPA74.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Westmoreland CountyVA75.9Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Berks CountyPA75.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Wayne CountyNC76.5Category 1Aug 27, 2011
King William CountyVA76.6Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Wilson CountyNC77.0Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Otsego CountyNY77.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Essex CountyVA77.3Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Calvert CountyMD77.5Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Greensville CountyVA78.5Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Carbon CountyPA78.6Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Prince George CountyVA79.6Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Essex CountyMA79.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Kent CountyRI81.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Washington CountyRI84.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Harford CountyMD85.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Columbus CountyNC85.6Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Sampson CountyNC85.6Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Norfolk CountyMA85.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Lackawanna CountyPA86.5Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Bladen CountyNC87.2Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Herkimer CountyNY88.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Lancaster CountyPA88.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Franklin CountyNY88.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Nash CountyNC89.5Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Schuylkill CountyPA92.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Luzerne CountyPA92.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Anne Arundel CountyMD92.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Emporia cityVA93.2Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Suffolk CountyMA94.4Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Bristol CountyMA94.8Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Charles CountyMD94.8Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Dinwiddie CountyVA94.8Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Baltimore CountyMD94.9Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Hopewell cityVA95.0Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Henrico CountyVA95.1Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Prince George's CountyMD95.7Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Petersburg cityVA96.3Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Susquehanna CountyPA96.3Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
Chesterfield CountyVA96.3Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Hanover CountyVA96.3Category 1Aug 28, 2011
Johnston CountyNC96.9Category 1Aug 27, 2011
Broome CountyNY99.1Tropical stormAug 28, 2011
York CountyPA100.0Tropical stormAug 28, 2011

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.