Hurricane Irene happened in August 2011.I t was formed on August 20 2011. The winds began at 120 mph (195 km/h). The mayor went on the news several times telling people to "prepare for the worst and hope for the best". Hurricane Irene began incresising to a category 3 storm, but later decreased to category 1.The damage was so large it took about $10.1 billion. At least 55 people have died in the storm, most of them when trees crashed through roofs or onto cars. One death was reported in Connecticut, Maryland and Florida, five in North Carolina and three in Virginia. 10, 000 airline flights have been cancelled due to the storm. People were surprised that high flood waters came to the states where evacuations had not been made. This was the worst hurricane in New York.
Irene affected New York shutting down the transit system which means no trains or buses were working. My family and I prepared for the hurricane by buying lots of bottled water, making a go bag, and buying canned foods. The hurricane affected business such as small shops, restaurants, hospitals, summer camps and many Broadway shows. New York City lost a lot of money with Irene. In my neiborhood we got a few trees falling on cars and blocking roads.
During the storm my family and I had to stay home for three days. I couldn't go to my summer camp, or go to the park, and I couldn't play at my friend’s house. I was very bored at home because there was nothing to do. Since my TV was not working the only thing for me to do was read. Even though I was bored it was good that I stayed home so I could catch up on my summer reading.
At the end it wasn’t how they predicted, and we went by the mayor's advice and prepared for the worst and hope for the best. New York was lucky that they weren’t hit as hard as other states.
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