User:Hurricanefan25/Irene/Meteorological history
< User:Hurricanefan25 | Irene
| Category 3 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Track of Hurricane Irene | |
| Formed | August 20, 2011 |
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| Dissipated | August 29, 2011 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 942 mbar (hPa); 27.82 inHg |
| Areas affected | Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, eastern United States (Landfalls in North Carolina, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York), eastern Canada |
| Part of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The meteorological history of Hurricane Irene consists of a nine-day period in late-August 2011.