Hurricane Irene 2011 From Space

Hurricane Irene caused widespread power outages in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.
A tornado moved through the Sandbridge community in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the morning hours of August 27, ripping the roofs off at least five homes and damaging several others. High winds in Newport News, Virginia, knocked a tree into an apartment complex, killing an 11-year-old boy lying in bed with his mother. Three other Virginians in Brunswick, Chesterfield and King William Counties were also killed by falling trees. Most severe damage consists of many downed trees on power lines, cars, homes, and roads; and flooding in many low-lying roads and neighborhoods - 1.2 million homes and businesses lost power due to Irene.
Two 25-year old men were killed in the Hockessin, Delaware area in an apparent drowning after attempting to run home through the storm on Saturday night. Their bodies were recovered near Wilmington on Monday afternoon. A tornado touched down in Lewes, Delaware, around 6:35 p.m., damaging 50 homes and destroying one. Heavy rains throughout the state were topped at 10.43 inches in Ellendale, Delaware. Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge, Maryland was evacuated after there was wind and water damage to the laboratory roof. In Queen Anne's County, Maryland, an 85-year old woman was killed when a tree fell onto her house causing the chimney to collapse.
Five people were killed in Pennsylvania: three died as a result of fallen trees, one was killed in a traffic accident, and a woman was swept away by flooding in the Wissahickon Creek. In Philadelphia, the storm left thousands without power. More than 400 trees in fell in Philadelphia, seven buildings collapsed and twenty roads remain closed. PECO has been working on restoring power by mid-week.