Irene By The Numbers: Highest Rainfall and Wind Gust Totals
Aug 28 2011 6:49 pmIrene has caused damaging wind and excessive rains from the Carolinas to New England. Here are the highest rainfall and wind totals according to Accuweather through 2 p.m. EDT:
Rainfall
Bunyan, N.C., 14.00 inches
Plum Point, Md., 12.96 inches
Ft. Eustis, Va., 12.52 inches
Ocean City, Md., 12.09 inches
Perry Hall, Md., 12.00 inches
Washington, N.C., 11.31 inches
Camp Springs, Md., 11.21 inches
New Bern, N.C., 11.13 inches
Suffolk, Va., 10.71 inches
Grifton, N.C., 10.53 inches
There was an unofficial measurement of 19.00 inches at Aurora, N.C., which would sit at the top of this rainfall list if confirmed.
Wind Gusts
Cedar Island, N.C., 115 mph
Fort Macon, N.C., 92 mph
Hatteras, N.C., 88 mph
Conimicut, R.I., 83 mph
Barrington, R.I., 82 mph
Buxton, N.C., 79 mph
Cape Lookout, N.C., 78 mph
Oregon Inlet, N.C., 78 mph
Cobb Island, Md., 73 mph
Chesapeake Beach, Md., 72 mph
In New Jersey the highest rainfall in: Jefferson Township, 9.66 inches;Newark, 8.92 inches; and Caldwell, 8.65 inches. The strongest wind gusts measured were in: Tuckerton, 69 mph; Ocean City, 66 mph; and Brick Township, 66 mph.
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