Tropical Storm Irene caused flooding, vast power outages and other damage from North Carolina to New Jersey this weekend. At least 18 deaths have been reported to occur during the storm. But no major damage was reported as a result of Irene, which was eventually downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm.
PHOTO GALLERY: Irene strikes East Coast
Sunday, August 28, 2011 | 6:25 p.m. CDT;
updated 1:46 p.m. CDT, Monday, August 29, 2011
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