Hurricane Irene Washes Over East Coast
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Maryland Deals With After-Effects Of Hurricane Irene
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Large waves from Hurricane Irene pound the Ocean City pier, on August 28, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. During the night Hurricane Irene past by the small resort town causing power outages, with minimal flood and wind damage.
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Maryland Deals With After-Effects Of Hurricane Irene
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Local resident Tom Nelson wathces as heavy surf from Hurricane Irene pounds the beach, on August 28, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. During the night Hurricane Irene past by the small resort town causing power outages, with minimal flood and wind damage.
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Maryland Deals With After-Effects Of Hurricane Irene
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A street signs lays in the street after falling over as Maryland deals with the after-effects of Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. Hurricane Irene caused some power outages but no significant damage or flooding throughout the Baltimore region.
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Maryland Deals With After-Effects Of Hurricane Irene
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Frank Conley of the Maryland State Highway Administration cuts a large tree that fell over on Maryland 301 in Centreville, MD, August 28, 2011, after Hurricane Irene.
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Maryland Deals With After-Effects Of Hurricane Irene
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Evan Cunningham uses a downed tree as a playground on August 28, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 10 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard.
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Maryland Deals With After-Effects Of Hurricane Irene
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A large tree sits on a gasoline tanker truck, and a string of power lines, after heavy winds toppled it over, on August 28, 2011 in Lothian, Maryland. Winds from Hurricane Irene caused wide spread damage in the area mostly from fallen trees.
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Hurricane Irene Slams Into Long Island
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An Eyewitness News SUV is covered in sand and mud created when Hurricane Irene swept through on August 28, 2011 in Long Beach. New York. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 15 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard.
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Hurricane Irene Slams Into Long Island
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An apartment building is covered in sand and mud created when Hurricane Irene swept through on August 28, 2011 in Long Beach. New York. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 15 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard.
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New York City Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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A woman and a child sit on a public bench amid floodwater on Rockway Beach after Hurricane Irene swept through New York City on August 28, 2011.
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Hurricane Irene Slams Into Long Island
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Hurricane Irene Slams Into Long Island on August 28, 2011 in Long Beach, New York.
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DC Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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A resident passes next to a downed tree that lies over a car on a street in the Northwest neighborhood of Washington, DC, August 28, 2011.
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DC Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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An uprooted tree resting precariously on powerlines is seen at the intersection of Reno Rd and Warren St. August 28, 2011 after Hurricane Irene swept through the area. Hundreds of thousands in the Capital region have been left without power in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
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DC Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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A fallen lamp post and uproot tree are seen on Yuma Street August 28, 2011 after Hurricane Irene swept through the area. Hundreds of thousands in the Capital region have been left without power in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
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DC Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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A resident looks at a fallen tree which also knocked over a power line on Loughboro Road after Hurricane Irene swept through the area, August 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. Hundreds of thousands in the Capital region have been left without power in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
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DC Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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A downed tree lies across the road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, August 28, 2011, as residents assess the damage caused by Hurricane Irene.
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DC Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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A man looks up at a downed tree lying across the road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, August 28, 2011, as residents assess the damage caused by Hurricane Irene.
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Hurricane Irene Slams Into Long Island
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A police car guards a fire that was ignited by a fallen live electric wire on Old Bethpage Road on August 28, 2011 in Old Bethpage, New York. Hurricane Irene made a second landfall in New Jersey and swept up to New York City and Long Island early this morning, battering the northeast with high winds and rain.
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North Carolina's Coastline Recovers From Hurricane Irene
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Flood debris litters the street as residents survey damage to their neighborhood from Hurricane Irene August 28, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a category one hurricane around mid-day yesterday causing wind and flood damage.
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DC Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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A fallen tree blocks Vermont St. NW north of Logan Circle after Hurricane Irene moved through the nation's capital August 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 10 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard.
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DC Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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A fallen tree blocks Vermont St. NW north of Logan Circle after Hurricane Irene moved through the nation's capital August 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 10 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard.
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DC Area Deals With Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
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The American flag flies in tatters above the U.S. Capitol after Hurricane Irene moved through the nation's capital August 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. Hurricane Irene has left more than 2 million people without power, and today has come ashore in New Jersey and is expected to cause major problems in New York City.
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Hurricane Irene Slams Into Long Island
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LONG BEACH, NY - AUGUST 28: Cindy Conklin walks through an area next to the Allegria hotel that was flooded by the waters brought in as Hurricane Irene swept through on August 28, 2011 in Long Beach, New York. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 11 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard.
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Hurricane Irene Slams Into Long Island
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LONG BEACH, NY - AUGUST 28: People walk through a flooded parking lot created when Hurricane Irene swept through on August 28, 2011 in Long Beach, New York. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 11 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Children watch workers remove the plywood from the front windows of the Johnny Rocket's at the South Street Seaport just hours after Hurricane Irene blew through the city August 28, 2011 in New York City. Irene hit New York as a Category 1 hurricane before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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Two men survey damage to a pier caused by Hurricane Irene August 28, 2011 in the Bronx Borough of New York City. Witnesses said that "it was like an explosion" when waves, caused by the hurricane, destroyed the pier.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: David Lutz and Lee Connors wade through water over two feet deep as they inspect parts of their Red Hook neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The hurricane hit New York as a Category 1 storm before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: A family inspects a downed tree in Central Park after Hurricane Irene dumped more than six inches of rain on August 28, 2011 in New York City. The hurricane hit New York as a Category 1 storm before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Residents survey one of five large trees that were knocked down by Hurricane Irene's high winds in front of the East River Cooperative Village apartment buildings along Grand Street August 28, 2011 in New York City. The hurricane hit New York as a Category 1 storm before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Residents survey two of the five large trees that were knocked down by Hurricane Irene's high winds in front of the East River Cooperative Village apartment buildings along Grand Street August 28, 2011 in New York City. The hurricane hit New York as a Category 1 storm before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Residents survey one of five large trees that were knocked down by Hurricane Irene's high winds in front of the East River Cooperative Village apartment buildings along Grand Street August 28, 2011 in New York City. The hurricane hit New York as a Category 1 storm before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Isaac Krinsky steps over one of five trees knocked over by high winds from Hurricane Irene in front of the East River Cooperative Village apartment buildings along Grand Street August 28, 2011 in New York City. The hurricane hit New York as a Category 1 storm before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: A woman lifts her dog up after flood waters became too deep for it to continue walking along the East River Bikeway after Hurricane Irene dumped more than six inches of rain August 28, 2011 in New York City. The hurricane hit New York as a Category 1 storm before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Rainwater is seen collected beneath machinery at the World Trade Center site on August 28, 2011 in New York City. There was concern that the site could have been flooded by Hurricane Irene. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 10 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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ATLANTIC OCEAN - AUGUST 28: In this handout satellite image provided by NASA, Hurricane Irene, now downgraded to a tropical storm, is seen at 8:32 a.m. EDT, just 28 minutes before landfall in New York City August 28, 2011 in the Atlantic Ocean. While Hurricane Irene has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 3 million people and is attributed to 15 deaths as it travels up the Eastern seaboard.
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A New York City Police Car In Flooded Intersection
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A New York City Police car drives through a flooded intersection on 43nd Street in New York on August 28, 2011 as Hurricane Irene hits the city and Tri State area with rain and high winds.
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A man walks around in the rain in New York
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A man walks around in the rain in New York in New York on August 28, 2011 as Hurricane Irene hits the city and Tri State area with rain and high winds.
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New York City Prepares For Direct Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 27: Water from New York Harbor washes over a sidewalk in Battery Park on August 27, 2011 in New York City. Hurricane Irene made landfall in the vicinity of Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
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A car stands in flood water as Hurricane
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A car stands in flood water as Hurricane Irene hits in Brooklyn, in New York, on August 28, 2011.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: The Hudson River churns under the early effects of Hurricane Irene August 28, 2011 in New York City. Hurricane Irene made a second landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey early Sunday morning, battering the northeast with high winds and rain.
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New York City Hit By Hurricane Irene
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Hurricane Irene's wind and rain pour down as North Cove Marina employees work to secure gangways, docks and boats as seawater comes over the marina's low walls just before high tide in the World Financial Center Plaza August 28, 2011 in New York City. Hurricane Irene made a second landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey early Sunday morning, battering the northeast with high winds and rain.
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Maryland Deals With After-Effects Of Hurricane Irene
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OCEAN CITY, MD - AUGUST 28: Local resident Tom Nelson wathces as heavy surf from Hurricane Irene pounds the beach, on August 28, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. During the night Hurricane Irene past by the small resort town causing power outages, with minimal flood and wind damage.
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Hurricane Irene Slams Into Long Island
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SOUTHAMPTON, NY - AUGUST 28: A sailboat is washed ashore as Hurricane Irene arrives on August 28, 2011 in Southampton, New York. Irene is expected to move through the area today with heavy rain and high winds.
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Hurricane Irene Slams Into Long Island
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SOUTHAMPTON, NY - AUGUST 28: Waves crash onto a road as Hurricane Irene arrives on August 28, 2011 in Southampton, New York. Irene is expected to move through the area today with heavy rain and high winds.
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Virginia Begins Recovery From Hurricane Irene
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - AUGUST 28: Gary Niren surveys a tree that fell on the house he rents due to Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011 in Virginia Beach, VA. The Category 1 storm made landfall in North Carolina early Saturday morning.
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Maryland Deals With After-Effects Of Hurricane Irene
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BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 28: A street signs lays in the street after falling over as Maryland deals with the after-effects of Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. Hurricane Irene caused some power outages but no significant damage or flooding throughout the Baltimore region.
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Ocean City, Maryland Prepares For Hurricane Irene To Pass Coast
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A buoy that sits at the end of the Ocean City jetty is toppled over due to heavy surf caused by the arrival of Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. The state of Maryland has declared a state of emergency as heavy winds and surf from Hurricane Irene approaches the coast.
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Ocean City, Maryland Prepares For Hurricane Irene To Pass Coast
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Sea foam blows onto the boardwalk as Hurricane Irene arrives causing heavy surf on August 27, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. The state of Maryland has declared a state of emergency as heavy winds and surf from Hurricane Irene approaches the coast.
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Ocean City, Maryland Prepares For Hurricane Irene To Pass Coast
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Heavy surf from Hurricane Irene enters the beach parking lot on August 27, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. The state of Maryland has declared a state of emergency with Hurricane Irene making landfall this morning in North Carolina and is expected to move up the east coast of the United States.
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Hurricane Irene Churns Off East Coast Of United States
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In this handout image provided by NASA, Hurricane Irene is seen from space from the International Space Station, as it churns off the east coast of the United States, August 26, 201, in the Atlantic Ocean. Irene, now a Category 1 storm, has started to lash the eastern coast of the U.S. with wind gust up to 125 miles per hour.
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New York City Prepares For Direct Hit By Hurricane Irene
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A woman and her dog, "Sparkle" wait on a bus, departing from Seward Park High School, a desginated evacuation center for citizens who were required to evacuate their premises due to Hurricane Irene, and headed to Intermediate School 131, which was converted to a seperate evacuation center on August 27, 2011 in New York City. People were moved to Intermediate School 131 after Seward Park High School ran out of space. The city of New York required all citizens living in "Zone A" regions to evacuate their homes due to Hurricane Irene, which is supposed to hit New York sometime in the early hours of August 28.
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Huge Waves Pound Nags Head Fishing Pier
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Huge waves pound Nags Head Fishing Pier in Nags Head in the Outer Banks of North Carolina on August 27, 2011 as Hurricane Irene pounded the coast of North Carolina. Hurricane Irene clobbered the US east coast Saturday, killing at least three people and paralyzing air traffic before barreling north on course for a rare direct hit on New York City. Packing winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) an hour, Irene was a weakened but still massive category one storm when it made landfall at 8:00 am (1200 GMT) at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, near a chain of barrier islands.
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New York City Prepares For Direct Hit By Hurricane Irene
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Workers board up the historic Flatiron Building in Manhattan on August 27, 2011 in New York City. There are approximately 370,000 city residents in low lying areas are under a mandatory evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Irene.
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A Policeman Stands Guard At Coney Island
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A policeman stands guard at the entrance of a subway station on Coney Island, an area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Irene, in New York, August 27, 2011.
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A Signs Annouces The Beach Is Closed
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A signs announces that the beach is closed along the ocean broadwalk on Coney Island, an area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Irene, in New York, August 27, 2011.
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Workers Board Up a Bank of America
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Workers board up a Bank of America branch on Brighton Beach, an area under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Irene, in New York, August 27, 2011. Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Saturday urged some 370,000 New Yorkers to heed mandatory evacuation orders and leave "right now," as Hurricane Irene approached, threatening a massive flood surge.
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Virginia Beach Hit By Hurricane Irene
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Two men wear garbage bags to shield themselves from Hurricane Irene's heavy rain on August 27, 2011 in Virginia Beach, VA. The Category 1 storm made landfall in North Carolina early Saturday morning.
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Virginia Beach Hit By Hurricane Irene
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Renesia Copeland, 22 (L) and her sister Rianda Copeland, 29, of Virginia Beach, attempt to reach the beach to check out the high surf from Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011 in Virginia Beach, VA. The Category 1 storm made landfall in North Carolina early Saturday morning.
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New York City Prepares For Direct Hit By Hurricane Irene
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Workers board up the historic Flatiron Building with the Empire State Building (R) in the background on August 27, 2011 in New York City. There are approximately 370,000 city residents in low lying areas are under a mandatory evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Irene.
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Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks
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Faith Ann Mazik, 8, shields herself from the storm as she checks out Kitty Hawk Bay in Albemarie Sound during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
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Obama Takes Part In FEMA Meeting
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United States President Barack Obama visits the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, August 27, 2011 to monitor the federal response to damage caused by Hurricane Irene. With the President is U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Janet Napolitano.
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Ocean City, Maryland Prepares For Hurricane Irene To Pass Coast
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Waves from Hurricane Irene pound the beach, on August 27, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. The state of Maryland has declared a state of emergency as heavy winds and surf from Hurricane Irene approaches the coast.
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New York City Prepares For Direct Hit By Hurricane Irene
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'Bad Irene' is written in tap in a window of Serenity Spa on 6th Avenue on August 27, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks
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Kris Bush (L) and Alex Askew fight through blowing sand and rain to look over the beach during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
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Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks
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Denis Hromin stands on a pier to get a picture of the beach during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
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Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks
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Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a category one hurricane around mid-day.
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New York City Prepares For Direct Hit By Hurricane Irene
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A sign hangs on plastic tape blocking the entrance to the Chambers St subway station August 27, 2011 in New York City. In anticipation of a large storm or hurricane hitting the city, the New York City mass transit network, the nation’s largest, closed at noon on Saturday, ending subway, bus, and commuter rail service until Monday. There are approximately 370,000 city residents in low lying areas are under a mandatory evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Irene.
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US President Barack Obama At FEMA Meeting
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US President Barack Obama (2ndR) listens as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate (R) updates representatives from various US safety agencies, including US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (3rdR), regarding Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011, at FEMA headquarters in Washington, DC. Hurricane Irene blasted ashore near Cape Lookout, North Carolina on Saturday, a weakened but still massive category one storm that has sent tens of thousands of Americans fleeing for safety. Irene packed sustained winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) an hour as it made landfall near the southern end of a slender chain of barrier islands that ring the North Carolina Coast, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
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Damaged Power Lines
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Damaged power lines burn in Nag's Head on August 27, 2011 as Hurricane Irene hits the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina. Hurricane Irene blasted ashore near Cape Lookout, North Carolina on Saturday, a weakened but still massive category one storm that has sent tens of thousands of Americans fleeing for safety. Irene packed sustained winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) an hour as it made landfall near the southern end of a slender chain of barrier islands that ring the North Carolina Coast, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
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Long Island Residents Prepare For Direct Hit From Hurricane Irene
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Lyllis Wickersham paints a sign that reads, ' Don't be mean Irene', onto the plywood on the window of a business as it is secured against the winds of Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011 in Southampton, New York. Irene is moving through North Carolina and is expected to arrive in the New York area on Sunday.
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New York City Prepares For Direct Hit By Hurricane Irene
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