Hurricane Irene hits North Carolina coast

Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard today by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind as strong as 115 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves.

Hurricane Irene hits North Carolina coast
Sat, 27 Aug, 2011 - 22:23

Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard today by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind as strong as 115 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves.

Further north in New York City and Philadelphia, authorities readied a massive shutdown of trains and airports, with two million people ordered out of the way.

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CourtsHurricane IrenePlace: North CarolinaPlace: Eastern SeaboardPlace: New York CityPlace: PhiladelphiaPlace: east coastPlace: Myrtle BeachPlace: South CarolinaPlace: Cape CodPlace: VirginiaPlace: MarylandPlace: DelawarePlace: CanadaPlace: USPlace: Nova ScotiaPlace: Nash County, North CarolinaPlace: RaleighPlace: Jacksonville, North CarolinaPlace: Nags HeadPlace: Outer BanksPlace: BuxtonPlace: Morehead CityPlace: United StatesPlace: New YorkPlace: New JerseyPlace: BaltimorePlace: D.C.Place: NewPlace: CityPlace: Battery Park CityPlace: ManhattanPlace: RockawaysPlace: QueensPlace: Coney IslandPlace: BrooklynPlace: Wall StreetPlace: East RiverPerson: Leon ReasorPerson: Latoya BryantPerson: BryantPerson: Abe FeinsteinPerson: Mayor Michael BloombergEvent: Hurricane IreneEvent: IreneOrganisation: National Hurricane CentreOrganisation: Red CrossOrganisation: Elizabeth City State UniversityOrganisation: Washington
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