| Category 3 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Irene at peak intensity over the southernBahamas on August 24 | |
| Formed | August 21, 2011 |
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| Dissipated | August 30, 2011 |
| (Extratropical after August 28) | |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained:120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 942mbar (hPa); 27.82inHg |
| Fatalities | 49 direct, 9 indirect |
| Damage | $14.2 billion (2011USD) |
| Areas affected | Hispaniola,Lesser Antilles,Greater Antilles,Turks and Caicos,Bahamas,East Coast of the United States,Vermont(Landfalls inNorth Carolina,New Jersey,New York,Atlantic Canada) |
| Part of the2011 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Irene was a 2011 Atlantichurricane, which reached Category 3 on theSaffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale,[1] that struck theVirgin Islands,Puerto Rico,Hispaniola and theBahamas, resulting in very serious damage. It also struck theEast Coast of theUnited States andCanada. It formed onAugust 20 and dissolved onAugust 29. In summer/autumn 2011, the name Irene was retired from future use. It was replaced by Irma for 2017.
