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- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
- Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast. Photo: AP
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Hurricane Irene was almost instantly weakened after making landfall on the North Carolina coast, from a Category 2 storm with winds at 100 mph to a Category 1 with winds at about 85 mph. The storm will hug the East coast and make it's way up to New York City by Sunday. Click through photos of the first bands reaching the U.S. coast.
Photo: AP

