State-by-state look at Irene's impact

(AP) - (AP) - Residents in the East are coping with the lingering effects of Irene, the storm that swept up the coast, first as a hurricane and later as a tropical storm. It knocked out power to millions of homes and businesses and has killed more than 40 people. A state-by-state look at its impact, according to state officials, residents, relief agencies and others:

CONNECTICUT

— Deaths: 2

— Without power: About 260,000 customers as of Thursday, down from 770,000.

— Damage: Minor to moderate flooding; tree limbs blocking roads; coastal homes destroyed.

— "People are angry and I don't blame them. We all depend on electricity." — Sen. Joseph Lieberman

DELAWARE

— Deaths: 2

— Without power: 140 as of Thursday.

— Damage: Near-record rains and spotty flooding.

— "With the enormous size of the storm, I would have expected a little bit more of a consistent rainfall pattern." — Steward Lovell, state groundwater supply manager

MAINE

— Deaths: 2

— Without power: About 16,000 as of Thursday.

— Damage: To public infrastructure.

— "When in doubt, throw it out."— Sheila Pinette, director of the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention, on food safety during power outages

MARYLAND

— Deaths: 3

— Without power: About 86,000 as of Thursday.

— Damage: Nuclear reactor brought back online after automatic shutdown when siding blew into a transformer.

— "The consumers of this state, despite drastic increases in rates, are receiving drastic decreases in service." — state Delegate Pat McDonough in a letter to the Public Service Commission

MASSACHUSETTS

— Deaths: 1

— Without power: About 56,000 as of Thursday, down from more than 500,000.

— Damage: Some roads still impassable; rivers receding.

— "We weren't prepared; shame on us." — Lisa Matthews, of Foxborough, whose family has had to shower at work or at a relative's house and charge cell phones in a car

NEW HAMPSHIRE

— Deaths: 1

— Without power: About 170 as of Thursday morning, down from 175,000.

— Damage: Irene-related Internet service interruptions Wednesday across northern New England; road damage.

— "Visitors should know that they will be able to reach their New Hampshire destinations this Labor Day weekend." — Gov. John Lynch

NEW JERSEY

— Deaths: 7

— Without power: About 84,000 as of Thursday morning, down from more than 900,000.

— Damage: Partial estimate of 5,000 homes damaged by flooding.

— "The whole thing's been a mess." — Wallington resident Matthew Keenan

NEW YORK

— Deaths: 10

— Without power: Nearly 182,000, down from 945,000.

— Damage: An estimated $1 billion, mostly upstate; 600 homes damaged, 150 major highways disrupted and $45 million in damage to farms.

— "We don't expect a baby in late August. This is very unusual." — Susan Cardillo, assistant curator of the Central Park Zoo, where a lamb later named Irene Hope was born during the hurricane

NORTH CAROLINA

— Deaths: 6

— Without power: More than 30,000 as of Wednesday evening.

— Damage: Estimated $148 million but likely to grow; Hatteras Island's only road to mainland damaged.

— "Heartache." — Tobacco farmer Bert Pitt, when asked by Gov. Beverly Perdue what he could get from his damaged field

PENNSYLVANIA

— Deaths: 5

— Without power: About 25,000 as of Thursday.

— Damage: Several roads closed.

— "We usually go camping for Labor Day. Not this year. I've already camped for five days." — Deb Englert, who has been without power since Sunday morning

RHODE ISLAND

— Deaths: None

— Without power: More than 52,000 as of Thursday afternoon, down from 333,000.

— Damage: Some along coast; extensive to trees in some places.

— "It's like 'Little House on the Prairie' times, except I'm not enjoying it at all." — Debbie McWeeney, of Warwick, on the power outages

SOUTH CAROLINA

— Deaths: None.

— Without power: Restored to all, down from 8,000.

— Damage: Less than $5 million in insured damage; boardwalk and beach damage.

VERMONT

— Deaths: 3; 2 people missing.

— Without power: Fewer than 5,900 as of Thursday morning.

— Damage: Hundreds of road closed; scores of bridges destroyed or damaged.

— "The scary part was worrying about if we'd run out — of food, fuel — and then what? The isolation is the hardest part." — Amy Wildt, of Rochester, on living in a town cut off by road damage

VIRGINIA

— Deaths: 4

— Without power: About 174,000, down from more than 1 million.

— Damage: Tree damage; moderate flooding.

— "I totally appreciate what they're doing. I understand there's a delay, but don't tell us that it's going on when it's not going to be on." — Angela Verdery, of Richmond, on the power outages

WASHINGTON, D.C.

— Deaths: None

— Without power: Mostly restored.

— Damage: Mostly to trees; leaks in Washington Monument.