She gathered strength in the Atlantic, first becoming a tropical storm.
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Hurricane Katrina occurred in 2005, Hurricane Irene occurred in 2011.
Irene is on the list of hurricanes which was used in 1999, 2005, and 2011, etc., until it is retired.
Hurricane Irene lasted from August 20 to August 28, 2011.
Some notable hurricanes that occurred in 2011 were Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Katia, and Hurricane Rina. Hurricane Irene caused significant damage and flooding along the East Coast of the United States, while both Hurricane Katia and Hurricane Rina remained mostly out at sea.
Hurricane Irene
The last Atlantic hurricane before Irene was Tomas, which lasted from October 29 to November 7, 2010, or about little less than 9 months before Irene formed The last storm to be called a hurricane before Irene was Hurricane Greg in the eastern Pacific which lasted August 16-21, 2011, dissipating a day after Irene formed. Unlike Tomas, Greg was never a major news item because the storm nnever threatened land.
Hurricane Irene did not hit Japan; it occurred in the Atlantic Ocean and primarily affected parts of the Caribbean and the east coast of the United States in August 2011.
Hurricane Irene was a tropical cyclone.
There have been several hurricanes named Irene. The worst of those was in 2011. However, other hurricanes named Irene occurred in 1971, 1981, 1999, and 2005.
August 20-29, 2011. Due to the extreme damage and cost in lives of the August 2011 Hurricane Irene, the name has been permanently retired by the World Meteorological Organization for North Atlantic hurricanes.
hurricane Irene i believe is type 3
Hurricane Irene was in August of 2011.