- Jan 24, 2011
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A weakening Hurricane Irene was downgraded this morning as it inched through New York City and headed into New England.
Irene was packing sustained winds of about 60 mph this morning as it moved up the Eastern seaboard at a speed of 25 mph, prompting the National Hurricane Center to downgrade it from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm. The storm has been blamed for at least 11 deaths in six states, due mostly to car crashes and failing trees, and more than 4 million people have lost power due to the storm.
Despite the downgrade, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) warned residents that the storm was still packing heavy rains and that high-water levels were still a threat to their safety. As the storm moves north, inland flooding was a major concern for New England.
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