Great Storms of LI: The wrath of Irene

Aug. 28: Good morning, Irene

As the tide comes in, flooded homes along the waterfront in Patchogue, which was especially hard hit by the storm, are inundated by Irene's storm surge on Aug. 28.

Desiree Agudo wades through a flooded Patchogue street.

A Patchogue home's plight gives new meaning to the word "waterfront."

As the tide comes in, Shorefront Park in Patchogue is underwater.

More Patchogue homes awash in the incoming tide.

A Patchogue resident tries to clear a storm drain.

The storm surge floods homes on a Patchogue street.

Irene fills streets along the Patchogue waterfront with rushing water.

On the North Shore that Sunday morning. a Port Jefferson Village constable watches the storm surge overtake West Broadway as the tide hit's its high point around 11 a.m.

Port Jefferson Fire Department members keep an eye on the tide as it makes its way up Main Street.

A semi-clogged storm drain Main Street in Northport.

Fred Dirmeir of Outboard Service on Freeport's Nautical Mile stands outside his flooded shop.

Aug. 29: The aftermath

Iliana Chaney and her husband, Dan, clean up their Patchogue home the day after Irene's visit.

An ice machine believed to be from Sandspit Marina rests on the sands of the Patchogue Beach Club.

Arthur Messina, of Asplundh, contracted by LIPA, clears Florence Street of fallen and uprooted trees in South Merrick, where they blocked roads and caused power outages.

Dora Lavelle, right, helps her friend Sue Greer move a mattress destroyed by flooding in her Patchogue home. The previous day, the home was surrounded by water.

Phil DeGaetano patrols the gates to Mascot Dock in Patchogue , which was closed by extensive damage from the storm.