Irene, the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season, was poised on August 26 to be the first to make land-fall in tU.S. since 2008. More than 50 million people were estimated to lie within the path of the storm.
Hurricane Felicia, with its distinct eye and tight bands of spiraling clouds, and the less distinct Tropical Storm Enrique sat side by side over the East Pacific Ocean on August 4, 2009.