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A Look Back: One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Irene

A look at how the Tropical Storm affected West Islip.

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As Hurricane Isaac is poised to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, Patch looks back to a year ago today when struck Long Island.

windows and locals headed to stores to stock up on emergency supplies. and shut down their emergency unit. and residents spent days to be restored.

Click through the gallery to see images from the storm and its aftermath. If you have your own photos, feel free to upload them to the gallery.

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