Forecasters had called it the most destructive storm ever to hit the state of New Jersey. The ninth named storm and the sixth hurricane of the season, Irene developed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 13 from a tropical wave.It moved northward, hitting western Cuba before attaining hurricane status. Hurricane Irene swept along the New Jersey shore early on Sunday, knocking down trees, leaving thousands of people without electrical power and causing flooding. No, not Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Irene, Wallington, New Jersey. "Why Hurricane Irene fizzled as it neared New Jersey in 2011: Answers could improve forecasts of hurricane intensity, reduce losses linked to inaccuracies." Five years ago this weekend, a powerful hurricane churned its way up the Atlantic Ocean and slammed into New Jersey… This is the first time a Hurricane made landfall in New Jersey since 1903. Hurricane Irene moved up the eastern seaboard making landfall for a second time at Little Egg Inlet New Jersey early Sunday morning August 28, 2011. Rutgers University. ScienceDaily. Local Business Before there was Sandy, there was Irene. Thirty-eight of the 93 gages with greater than or equal to 20 years of record had record high peaks. 22 likes.
Hurricane Irene was a hurricane that produced somewhat heavy damage across southern Florida in October 1999.