Here’s a quick glance at how Irene affected states along the Eastern Seaboard:
CONNECTICUT
• Irene makes landfall with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
• One person killed by a fire in Prospect apparently caused by downed wires.
• Thousands evacuated along the shoreline, with more than 30 municipalities directing people to leave their homes.
DELAWARE
• At least 36,000 homes and businesses without power.
• Apparent tornado damages 15 structures near Lewes. Another touches down in Wicomico County. No injuries reported.
MARYLAND
• More than 830,000 homes and businesses without power.
• State police report an apparent tornado on the lower Eastern Shore; no injuries.
• Up to 8 inches of rain on lower Eastern Shore.
MASSACHUSETTS
• Boston public transportation shut down.
• Governor planned to deploy as many as 2,500 National Guard troops.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
• More than 100,000 homes and businesses lose power.
• No evacuations planned, but governor urges people to stay off roads and beaches.
• Red Cross planned to open four shelters.
NEW JERSEY
• Mandatory evacuations ordered for nearly 1 million visitors and residents.
• 20-year-old woman who had called police to ask for help getting out of her flooded car in Salem County was found dead in vehicle eight hours later.
• Governor says more than 15,000 people in shelters.
• New Jersey Transit trains and buses shut down.
• Atlantic City casinos shut down for only the third time since gambling was legalized 33 years ago.
NEW YORK
• More than 905,000 homes and businesses statewide lose power, about half on Long Island.
• Southbound lanes of the New York State Thruway closed for 137 miles from Albany to West Nyack. Northbound lanes are shut for 90 miles from Westchester County to Saugerties.
• Mandatory evacuations ordered for New York City residents in low-lying coastal areas that are home to 370,000, but order is lifted at 3 p.m.
• New York City’s public transit system, the nation’s largest, shut down until at least today. The five main New York-area airports were also closed.
NORTH CAROLINA
• At least five people killed.
• More than 560,000 people lose electricity.
• The Neuse River pours over its banks and into the city of New Bern. Several dozen people had to be rescued from homes as up to 4 feet of water rushed in.
• More than 60 shelters open in 26 counties.
• 1,300 prisoners evacuated from two coastal prisons.
PENNSYLVANIA
• One man killed in Palmyra when a tree limb falls on his camping tent.
• More than 500,000 lose power across the state.
• Six inches of rain falls on Philadelphia.
• Rainfall comes on top of an already single-month record of more than 13 inches.
RHODE ISLAND
• More than 200,000 customers lose power.
• Mandatory evacuations ordered for low-lying communities including Bristol, Charlestown, Narragansett, South Kingstown and Westerly.
• 300 National Guard troops on standby.
VERMONT
• Red Cross opens shelters, with dozens arriving Sunday.
• Utilities report 18,000 power outages as of midday, with more heavy rain and high winds expected.
VIRGINIA
• Millions lose power.
• Officials say the full extent of the damage may not be known for days because some roads could remain impassable and rivers have yet to crest.
• Suffolk receives 11 inches of rain and other localities east of Interstate 95 generally receive 5 to 10 inches.
• Three storm-related deaths reported.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
• At least 36,000 homes and businesses without power.
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