This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows patches of dense cloud cover with embedded showers and thunderstorms in the Eastern Seaboard. These storms develop ahead of an approaching cold front and a warm front lifting through the Northeast. Outside of the U.S., Tropical Storm Irene is visible at about 35 miles southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Irene is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)DANICA COTO,Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Puerto Ricans awoke to flooded and debris-strewn streets today following the overnight passage of Hurricane Irene, which next took aim at the Dominican Republic on a path that could take the storm to the U.S. by the end of the week.
The storm flooded streets, knocked down trees throughout the island, caused several rivers to overflow their banks and left more than a million Puerto Ricans without power. But there were no immediate reports of any deaths.
Remnants of Irene were expected to continue lashing the island most of today, said Jose Alamo, a U.S. National Weather Service meteorologist in San Juan.
“We’re still receiving rain and some wind associated with the system but it should start to get better as the day goes on,” Alamo said.