Irene Damage State By State

Turns out that the worst part of Irene around here was the amount of rain, it was the water. The winds were strong but the most amount of damage came from the 6 to 12 inches of rain that swelled creeks and rivers and saturated the ground.

CS Monitor: Hurricane Irene by the numbers: state by state damage reports

In Vermont, 260 roads and 30 bridges are impassable. Some 400 people have been isolated in Killington, Vt., a popular ski and vacation spot.


In New York, "26 counties have been identified with significant damage – flooding, trees down, power outages," Mr. Michalski says. The mostly mountainous counties most affected by flooding "are still in life-safety response."


"The Catskills received between 10 and 12 inches of rain..."