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Hurricane Irene (2011)

Hurricane Irene formed in the North Atlantic on 21 August 2011 and faded on 30 August 2011. Peak wind 194 km/h (105 kt), category 3, lowest pressure 942 hPa. Landfall: Bahamas, Canada, Puerto Rico, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands.

194 km/hPeak wind · 105 kt
942 hPaLowest pressure
9 daysDuration
5,734 kmTrack length · ACE 18.8
U.S. Virgin IslandsPuerto RicoBahamasBahamasUnited StatesUnited StatesCanada
Hurricane Irene (2011)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

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Landfalls

DateCountries hitLandfall windNearby
21 August 2011 23:00 UTCTSU.S. Virgin Islands111 km/h–
22 August 2011 05:25 UTCTSPuerto Rico111 km/h–
24 August 2011 16:00 UTCC3Bahamas185 km/hSnug Corner · 21 km
25 August 2011 09:00 UTCC2Bahamas167 km/hArthur's Town · 54 km
27 August 2011 12:00 UTCC1United States139 km/hHarkers Island · 4 km
28 August 2011 09:35 UTCTSUnited States111 km/hBrigantine · 3 km
29 August 2011 15:00 UTCTSCanada74 km/hSept-Îles · 78 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

Tropical storm archive

The same name in other years