Irene

Hurricane Irene was one of those rare hurricanes that directly impacted the northeast. From North Carolina to Vermont, there was damage from Irene. In my state alone, there were over 600,000 power outages caused by the storm.

My uncle in Bucks County, Pennsylvania reported to me that his "whole area [was] flooded and the bridges into Jersey [were] closed!" I also heard that he lost power, going to my grandparents' house in Columbia County (2 hours away). In fact, my family was still vacationing in Wildwood, New Jersey until Chris Christie forced everyone out (although I still think he should be forced out of office).

In Norwich, Connecticut, the flooding made it up as far as the train tracks. The Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways were closed, because trees line those roads, and could come crashing down on people trying to leave.

Up here in my town, luckily, the most damage I've heard so far are intermittent power outages. We also had a water main break this morning, but I don't think that's really related (although it's pretty ironic that after getting about 6 inches of rain, there's hardly any water pressure).