Aug 28, 2011
Hurricane Irene formed east of the Caribbean island of Dominica, part of the Lesser Antilles region, on the afternoon of August 20. Irene moved through the Caribbean and up the east coast of the United States making landfall twice. She first made landfall as a Category 1 Hurricane near Cape Lookout, North Carolina around 7:30am on August 27, then moved offshore again during the evening. She then made a 2nd landfall, again as a Category 1 Hurricane at 540am on August 28 near Little Egg Inlet i
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 341418). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Western Essex County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.