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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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