Hurricane Irene 2011, Atlantic, Caribbean

Disastrous flash floods occurred in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, particularly in the town of Margaretville. An elderly woman drowned in creek flooding at Fleischmanns, also located in the Catskills. Record flooding along the Schoharie Creek, was reported to have destroyed the Old Blenheim Bridge, a 156-year-old covered bridge that had been designated a National Historic Landmark. Prattsville's Main Street has been described as "a total loss" by its town supervisor.
Extensive power outages have occurred in both Nassau and Suffolk counties, in Long Island. Though the storm was not as bad as many feared, almost 350,000 homes and businesses have been without electricity, mainly due to heavy winds knocking down many trees, which in turn knocked out many power lines. And many Long Island residents are frustrated that it is taking days for LIPA to restore power.
• New England
In Connecticut, there was flooding along the shore of Long Island Sound. On Sunday, Connecticut's two main electric companies, Connecticut Light and Power and United Illuminating, reported that a record 754,000 customers were without power. Route 15, one of the state's main highways, was closed from the New York state line to I-91 in Meriden due to fallen trees. One fatality was reported when a man in Prospect was electrocuted by downed power lines. As Hurricane Irene worked its way up the East Coast, Connecticut's governor said Hurricane Irene was responsible for a 10th death Sunday: a man who died in a fire likely caused by downed wires from high winds. An elderly woman died in similar situations, when a falling tree caused power lines to collapse onto her home, starting a fire. In Bristol, a man drowned when his canoe capsized.