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Hurricane Irene Update - August 27, 2011
Hurricane Irene made landfall at approximately 7:30 am EDT near
Cape Lookout, North Carolina with maximum sustained winds of 85
mph (Category 1).
This NOAA GOES-13 satellite images capture Irene’s landfall
moment.
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here (Credit: NOAA)
EVENT: Hurricane Irene
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