What is Hurricane Irene (1999)?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane Irene | Type=hurricane | Year=2011 | Basin=Atl | Image location=Hurricane Irene (1999).jpg | Image name=Hurricane Irene before landfall | Formed=October 13, 1999 | Dissipated=October 24, 1999 | Extratropical=October 19, 1999 | 1-min winds=95 | Pressure=958 | Damages=800 | Inflated=0 | Fatalities=3 direct, 15 indirect | Areas=[[Cuba]], [[Bahamas]], [[Florida]], [[North Carolina]], [[Virginia]] | Hurricane season=[[1999 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''Hurricane Irene''' was an [[Atlantic hurricane|Atlantic tropical cyclone]]. The storm caused heavy damage across [[Florida]] and [[North Carolina]] in October 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Irene 1999|publisher=The National Hurricane Center|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1999irene.html|accessdate=Oct 5, 2016|archive-date=August 15, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815073809/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1999irene.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Irene developed in the western [[Caribbean Sea]] on October 13 from a tropical wave. Irene was a wet hurricane for Florida, similar to many hurricanes of the 1930s and 1940s. In North Carolina and [[Virginia]], the storm produced heavy rainfall of more than 10 inches. Irene caused 18 deaths and $800 million in damage in the [[United States]]. ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Irene}} [[Category:1999 Atlantic hurricane season]] [[Category:Category 2 Atlantic hurricanes]] [[Category:Hurricanes in the United States]] {{weather-stub}}