Hurricane+Irene

__BREAKING NEWS__
Hi, I’m Maura O’Leary, Reporting for Upper Moreland Middle School News. Our topic today is the much talked about, Hurricane Irene. This storm hit the east coast hard, August 27th, 2011; surely a day that won’t be forgotten. Our city's total amount of **rainfall was 4.84 inches**, now that’s a lot for a place not to close to the water. **10,000** flights were cancelled throughout the country, and **three of New York’s major airports shut down**. On the first nigh of the storm, **8** people died and nearly **2 million were left without power**. Now, I was thinking that it couldn’t get any worse, but there were also tornado reports in New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Although no tornado actually touched the ground, there was a warning in Center City Philadelphia for an hour. Also, more than **a million** vacationers and more got evacuated from the Jersey Shore. Although about **600 people** refused to leave most people didn’t hesitate to get out of there as soon as possible. Hurricane Irene is a storm that the east coast definitely won't forget.

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