MSNBC: Hurricane Irene claims at least 10 so far


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Barely a hurricane Sunday but massive and packed with rain, Irene flooded towns, killed 10 people and knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses as it plodded up the East Coast, saving the strongest winds it had left for New York.

The storm made a second landfall near Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey, at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, with winds an estimated at 75 mph.

All told, about 2.5 million people have been ordered to leave up and down the East Coast. Irene had an enormous wingspan — 500 miles wide — and threatened 65 million people in the region, estimated at largest number of Americans ever affected by a single storm.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 8/28/2011 9:02 AM
Categories: Climate, Breaking News, Jersey Shore
Tags: Hurricane Irene
 

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