as twisters reported touching down in Delaware and Maryland Experts say biggest danger are storm surges of up to 11ft that could hit New York City Downgraded to category 1 storm as hurricane made ...

Irene was the first hurricane to make landfall in the continental United States since 2008, and came almost six years to the day after Katrina ravaged New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. Categories ...

becoming the first hurricane to make landfall in the state since 1903. Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm as it made its third U.S. landfall in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn, New York ...

New York City on Sunday morning sees Hurricane Irene weakening to tropical storm, as its menace battered the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast. Two events took the centre stage last week. One was Hurricane ...

Hurricane Irene New York: City Prepares for Worst Storm to Close in Since 1985 New Yorkers are preparing for Hurricane Irene, which threatens to become one of the biggest storms to hit the ...