when did hurricane irene hit ct?
2011 Atlantic hurricane season
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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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 Hurricane Grace was a short @-@ lived Category 2 hurricane that contributed to the formation of the powerful 1991 Perfect Storm . Forming on October 26 , Grace initially had subtropical origins , meaning it was partially tropical and partially extratropical in nature . It became a tropical cyclone on October 27 , and ultimately peaked with winds of 85 knots ( 100 mph ; 160 km / h ) . The storm had minor effects on the island of Bermuda as it passed to the south . A developing extratropical storm to the north turned Grace eastward ; the hurricane was eventually absorbed into the large circulation of the larger low pressure system . Fed by the contrast between cold air to the northwest and warm air from the remnants of Hurricane Grace , this storm became a large and powerful nor 'easter that caused extremely high waves and resulted in severe coastal damage along the U.S. East Coast . 

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 Damage from the storm totaled over $ 200 million ( 1991 USD ) and the death toll was thirteen . Most of the damage occurred while the storm was extratropical , after waves up to 30 feet ( 10 m ) struck the coastline from Canada to Florida and southeastward to Puerto Rico . In Massachusetts , where damage was heaviest , over 100 homes were destroyed or severely damaged . To the north , more than 100 homes were affected in Maine , including the vacation home of then @-@ President George H. W. Bush . More than 38 @,@ 000 people were left without power , and along the coast high waves inundated roads and buildings . In portions of New England , the damage was worse than that caused by Hurricane Bob two months earlier . 

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 Hurricane Gloria was a large hurricane that affected much of the northeastern United States . Gloria brought strong wind gusts , which downed trees and left hundreds of thousands without power . Overall damage was estimated at $ 900 million , and there were eight deaths . Gloria was the first significant hurricane to affect New England since Hurricane Donna in 1960 . 
