where did hurricane irene?
Eastern United States New Jersey Lesser Antilles Connecticut North Carolina Bahamas Eastern Canada Greater Antilles New York Turks and Caicos Islands
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 Irene became a named storm midway between the Windward Islands and Cape Verde on September 23 , and its track mimicked that of Hurricane Harvey . The storm tracked northwest , becoming a hurricane on September 25 . Its track then began curving to the east , eventually resulting in motion to the northeast . 

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 Irene proved to be a difficult storm to forecast due to oscillations in strength . After almost dissipating on August 10 , Irene peaked as a Category 2 hurricane on August 16 before being absorbed by a larger extratropical system late on August 18 . Although there were initial fears of a landfall in the United States due to uncertainty in predicting the storm 's track , Hurricane Irene never approached land and caused no recorded damage ; however , swells up to 8 ft ( 2 @.@ 4 m ) and strong rip currents resulted in one fatality in Long Beach , New York . 

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 Prior to the arrival of Madeline , 15 @,@ 000 people evacuated form the coast , which had already been impacted by Hurricane Liza . Heavy damage was reported , along with seven fatalities . Two dams were flooded ; extensive crop damage was reported . 

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 Irene entered a region of increased wind shear and began to weaken , and as a result it was downgraded to a tropical storm early on August 18 , when it was 520 miles ( 830 km ) south of Cape Race , Newfoundland . All convection within 230 mi ( 370 km ) of the cyclone dissipated on August 18 . Irene was subsequently absorbed by an extratropical cyclone later that day . Irene lasted for 14 days as a tropical system , the longest duration of any storm of the 2005 season . 

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 Although Grace passed through the Azores Islands , the storm had little known effects there . In Europe , the system and its remnants brought rain to several countries , including Portugal , the United Kingdom and Belgium . No fatalities were linked to Grace and overall damage was minimal . 
