Hurricane Irene in August 2011 (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Hurricane Irene in August 2011

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Hurricane Irene is shown at 10:10 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2011. It made landfall at 8 a.m. in Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and Irene's outer bands already extended into New England.

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NASA/NOAA GOES Project

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