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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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