The tropical storm Irene, swept over the Eastern seaboard this weekend hitting North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, New York, and even Washington D.C.
By the time Irene reached New York it had died down a bit with winds up to 65 mph, which still managed to flood suburbs, as well as take out electricity for miles, leaving three milion houses without power. It also forced thousands of flights to be canceled, stranding people at airports. Also, almost all subway systems were shut down.
65 million people were on high alert, 'the largest number of Americans ever affected by a single storm.' Of these 65 million, 16 people died.
A nuclear reactor in Maryland was closed because of damage from objects blowing in the wind. Also a foot of water covered streets in lower Manhattan. Heavy winds and rain forced three bridges to close. The over all damage is going to cost into the billions.
By the time Irene reached New York it had died down a bit with winds up to 65 mph, which still managed to flood suburbs, as well as take out electricity for miles, leaving three milion houses without power. It also forced thousands of flights to be canceled, stranding people at airports. Also, almost all subway systems were shut down.
65 million people were on high alert, 'the largest number of Americans ever affected by a single storm.' Of these 65 million, 16 people died.
A nuclear reactor in Maryland was closed because of damage from objects blowing in the wind. Also a foot of water covered streets in lower Manhattan. Heavy winds and rain forced three bridges to close. The over all damage is going to cost into the billions.
Thank you for the post Jaden, excellent : )
ReplyDeleteWow, Jaden great outline of what is going on, I had no idea that it was such a big storm. Its good to hear that only 16 out of 65 billion people died. It make me think about how many people were affected by this storm, and here I am in Colorado, hearing this and that about another hurricane on the coast not even acknowledging that it is a big deal for a lot of people., Thanks again for the update.
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