Hurricane Irene Hit Hardest in Mountains of New York and Vermont - NYTimes.com

Storm’s Worst Deluge Swamped the Mountains in the Northeast

In the end, the storm made more waves in the mountains than it did along the shore.

Before Hurricane Irene’s arrival, there were fears of devastating storm surges along the Eastern Seaboard, from North Carolina to New England. But while its winds did lead to surges that produced tidal flooding, the worst floods were inland, especially in upstate New York and Vermont.

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