Hurricane watches, issued 48 hours in advance of tropical storm-force winds, indicate hurricane conditions are possible.Ī tropical storm warning, which indicates sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph are possible in the next 36 hours, was in effect for the coast of South Carolina from Edisto Beach northward to Little River Inlet. "Significant" storm surge flooding was possible within the watch area. A hurricane has sustained winds of 74 mph or higher.Ī hurricane watch was issued from the Virginia-North Carolina border north to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, including Delaware Bay and the Chesapeake Bay south of Smith Point. "The surge will be accompanied by large, destructive and life-threatening waves."Ī hurricane warning is issued 36 hours in advance of tropical storm-force winds. "Extremely dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 5 to 10 feet above ground level within the hurricane warning area, including the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds," the hurricane center said. Irene will threaten metropolitan areas as it hugs the coast on Sunday and prepares for a possible second landfall in the Northeast, according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen. Hurricane Irene is expected to bear down on the North Carolina Outer Banks on Saturday, bristling with 110 mph winds. "Everyone is telling us this is a big deal for North Carolina." Beverly Perdue, who declared a state of emergency in counties east of Interstate 95. "Everybody should take this very seriously," said North Carolina Gov.
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Pro sports teams juggled their schedules while colleges from Virginia to New Hampshire closed their campuses or delayed dormitory move-ins. National Memorial in Washington was postponed until at least next month, officials announced Thursday night. Sunday's dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Airlines are expected to cancel more flights Friday. American Airlines canceled 126 flights Thursday, mostly out of Miami and the Bahamas, an airline spokesman said. airlines began canceling routes and flights or putting them on a watch list. Officials in counties and cities along much of the East Coast ordered evacuations.Īmtrak and major U.S. Tens of millions could be affected by its fury. It will parallel the Florida, Georgia and South Carolina coasts Friday as it approaches a Saturday landfall in North Carolina. East Coast, where it is expected to spawn widespread damage and flooding from North Carolina to New England.Ī hurricane warning was issued for coastal North Carolina from Little River Inlet north to the Virginia border, including the Pamlico, Albemarle and Currituck sounds, the National Hurricane Center said.Ĭategory 3 Irene was turning and moving northward from the Bahamas. (CNN) - Massive Hurricane Irene, packing 115 mph winds and laden with moisture, aimed late Thursday for the U.S. Read more about Hurricane Irene from CNN affiliate WBOC.
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