Tropical Storm Lee’s trail of destruction

After Tropical Storm Lee dumped a foot of rain on New Orleans, the storm made a slow crawl north, flooding communities from Virginia to New York. Nearly 100,000 people were ordered to flee the rising Susquehanna River at one point, and the storm and its aftermath were blamed for at least 15 deaths, including in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland.

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Sept. 10, 2011

Footprints in a layer of mud across a home's front porch on Courtright Street in Plains, Pa.

Aimee Dilger / AP

Sept. 10, 2011

Jeff Homan carries a dripping carpet pad after flooding from the Susquehanna River caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee in Harrisburg, Pa.

Alex Brandon / AP

Sept. 9, 2011

Peggy Liberati, who was evacuated from her Binghamton home, sits wrapped in a blanket at an American Red Cross shelter set up at the SUNY Binghamton campus in Binghamton, N.Y.

Hans Pennink / AP

Sept. 9, 2011

In the wake of Tropical Storm Lee, a sheen of oil is seen on floodwaters in Harrisburg, Pa.

Alex Brandon / AP

Sept. 9, 2011

Floodwaters swamp the airport in Bloomsburg, Pa.

Mel Evans / AP

Sept. 9, 2011

Water rushes through open bays on the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River near Conowingo, Md. Officials opened bays to alleviate pressure on the dam from the river, swollen with rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.

Patrick Semansky / AP

Sept. 8, 2011

Trout Run, Pa., is partially flooded by the Lycoming Creek.

Mark Nance / Williamsport Sun-Gazette via AP

Sept. 8, 2011

Tami Haynes holds her cat, Smokey, after rescuing the pet from her flooded camper in Middletown, Pa.

Christine Baker / Patriot-News via AP

An overturned boat floats on the floodwaters in Middletown, Pa.

Sean Simmers / Patriot-News via AP

Sept. 8, 2011

A vortex forms in floodwaters in Pompton Lakes, N.J.

Julio Cortez / AP

Sept. 8, 2011

The road is buckled on an interchange offramp in Derry Township, Pa.

Dan Gleiter / Patriot-News via AP

Sept. 8, 2011

Men place a table from the Crabbe Depot in the back of a pickup as they empty the Port Deposit, Md., restaurant in advance of possible flooding.

Patrick Semansky / AP

Sept. 8, 2011

Elaine Delzeit ties sandbags as floodwaters rise in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Matt Rourke / AP

Sept. 7, 2011

People stranded on the back of a pickup wait to be rescued as floodwaters rise around them in Mount Joy, Pa.

Blaine Shahan / Intelligencer Journal via AP

Sept. 5, 2011

Squalls and heavy surf pounds homes along the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala. The heavy waves were breaking under homes, damaging underpinnings and ripping porches and steps from the structures. Tropical Storm Lee is moving inland along the Gulf Coast bringing torrential rains and flooding.

Dave Martin / AP

Sept. 5, 2011

Ron Bond surveys the damage at Killian Park N Store where more than 80 boats and RVs were destroyed by an apparent tornado in Canton, Ga., as the remains of Tropical Storm Lee sweep through the area. One person was injured in a possible tornado in Cherokee County as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee crossed the state Monday afternoon, authorities said. Lt. Jay Baker with the Cherokee County Sheriff's department said the storm toppled trees, snapped power lines and damaged homes near Woodstock. He said the victim was taken to the hospital but the person's condition was not known.

Curtis Compton / AP

Sept. 5, 2011

A man rides his bicycle down a flooded sidewalk in the Palm Lake subdivision in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lee in Slidell, La.

Gerald Herbert / AP

Sept. 5, 2011

Ridgeland, Miss., firefighters wade across a flooded road to get to their fire station after tropical storm Lee dropped heavy rain throughout the Jackson area.

Rick Guy / AP

Sept. 5, 2011

A motorist drives through flood waters in Chattanooga, Tenn., after heavy overnight rains filled creeks and roads.

Dan Henry / AP

Sept. 4, 2011

A man sits on a park bench as waves from Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain crash over the breakwater.

Grant Therkildsen / AP

Sept. 4, 2011

Two boys explore a washed-up boat beached by Tropical Storm Lee at the Gulf Park Estates boat ramp in Ocean Springs, Miss.

Joshua Dahl / AP

Sept. 4, 2011

Jellyfish are washed up on the shore by the high surf in Dauphin Island, Ala.

Kiichiro Sato / AP

Sept. 4, 2011

Fire ants and other insects swarm in water on the shoulder of Highway 23 near Myrtle Grove, La., after the rain and storm surge washed into Plaquemines Parish.

Matthew Hinton / AP

Sept. 4, 2011

Debris lies near a house in Bayley's Corner, Ala., after strong winds blew down trees and sucked a bed out of the upper bedroom.

Dave Martin / AP

Sept. 4, 2011

Dena Hickman stands in front of her 34-foot trailer, which was tossed on its side by high winds in Saucier, Miss.

Dave Martin / AP

Sept. 4, 2011

A resident gestures toward members of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department in Lafitte, La.

Dan Anderson / Reuters

Sept. 4, 2011

Waters flood the streets near a gas station in Lafitte, La.

Dan Anderson / Reuters

Sept. 4, 2011

A boy paddles his canoe through floodwaters in Lafitte, La.

Sean Gardner / Getty Images

Sept. 4, 2011

Unidentified teens walk through the high water and waves at the Mandeville, La., lakefront of Lake Pontchartrain.

Ted Jackson / AP

Sept. 4, 2011

Crowds gather at the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann streets in New Orleans' French Quarter, despite the gloomy weather, during the Southern Decadence parade.

Kerry Maloney / AP

Sept. 4, 2011

Paul Bridges sinks into loose sand as he tries to walk his dog along the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala.

Dave Martin / AP

Sept. 3, 2011

Workers hand off sandbags to stop floodwaters from Bayou Barataria from encroaching on homes and businesses in the town of Jean Lafitte, La.

Gerald Herbert / AP

Sept. 3, 2011

In Dulac, La., boys play football in flooded yards after Tropical Storm Lee passed through southern Louisiana.

Julia Rendleman / Houma Daily Courier via AP

Sept. 3, 2011

The Paulins family, from left, Marshall, Jeanette and Scott, watch the churning waves from Tropical Storm Lee at the public beach in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Mike Kittrell / AP

Sept. 3, 2011

Utility poles and power lines lie in the street after heavy rains from Tropical Storm Lee swept through New Orleans.

Cheryl Gerber / Getty Images

Sept. 3, 2011

A swing set sits in floodwaters from Bayou Barataria, background, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lee in Jean Lafitte, La.

Gerald Herbert / AP

Sept. 3, 2011

Residents of Dularge, La., help Erin Olivier, right, catch her horse, Summit, who is 32 years old and blind, as it races through floodwaters left behind by Tropical Storm Lee.

Julia Rendleman / AP

Sept. 3, 2011

Milee Verdin, 3, and her brother Terren Verdin, 7, play in the floodwaters brought by Tropical Storm Lee outside their home in Pointe-aux-Chenes, La.

Julia Rendleman / AP

Sept. 3, 2011

Cameron Bizani, left, receives a sandbag from Dustin Spencer as they help prepare for flooding as Tropical Storm Lee moves toward Lafitte, La.

Dan Anderson / Reuters

Sept. 3, 2011

Beachgoers run for shelter as the rain starts pouring in Dauphin Island, Ala. As Lee continued advancing toward the Louisiana coast, tropical-storm warning flags were flying from Alabama to Texas, and flash-flood warnings extended along the Alabama coast into the Florida Panhandle, according to the Associated Press.

Kiichiro Sato / AP

Sept. 2, 2011

Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Lee soak Moss Point and Ocean Springs players during a high school football game in Ocean Springs, Miss.

James Edward Bates / Sun Herald via AP

Sept. 2, 2011

Martin Belden, right, and his son Leland Belden of Mid Gulf Recovery Systems erect a barrier along Bayou Barataria in preparation for possible flooding in Jean Lafitte, La., just outside New Orleans. Tropical Storm Lee was expected to drop 10 to 15 inches of rain across southern Louisiana, the AP reported.

Gerald Herbert / AP

Sept. 2, 2011

Jason Gaucheaux and other residents help sandbag a seafood shed in Jean Lafitte, La. No injuries or deaths from Tropical Storm Lee had been reported as of early Saturday afternoon, according to the AP, although power was knocked out to at least 35,000 people, and officials were cautiously watching levees and water pumps around the low-lying region.

Gerald Herbert / AP

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