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Hurricane Irene made its long-awaited arrival into the Northeastern U.S. Sunday.

Hurricane Irene: Saturday

Hurricane Irene: Saturday

As coastal residents in the Southeast dealt with winds and rain from Hurricane Irene, residents further north began their preparation the storm's arrival.

 
  • Travelers wait in line to board Amtrak's Northeast Regional train to Boston at Union Station in Washington, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • This satellite image provided by NOAA and taken at 12:45 GMT Friday Aug. 26, 2011 shows Hurricane Irene as it moves northward along the U.S. eastern coastline with 110 mph sustained winds. Hurricane Irene began lashing the East Coast with rain Friday ahead of a weekend of violent weather that was almost certain to heap punishment on a vast stretch of shoreline from the Carolinas to Massachusetts. (AP Photo/NOAA)
  • Business owners have started to sandbag their stores and restaurants in Old Town Alexandria, Va.,in anticipation of Hurricane Irene and flooding on the Potomac River, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Rain and tropical storm-force winds of at least 39 mph already were pelting the Carolinas as Irene trudged north, snapping power lines and flooding streets. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • People work in front of a large map of Hurricane Irene at F.E.M.A.'s Regional Response Coordinating Center in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. The Region 4 center has been directing resources from several agencies preparing to move into place relief for storm victims. For hundreds of miles, as many as 65 million people along the densely populated East Coast warily waited Friday for a dangerous hurricane that has the potential to inflict billions of dollars in damages anywhere within that urban sprawl that arcs from Washington and Baltimore through Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal & Constitution, John Spink)
  • A surfer walks past sand dunes built to hold the surf back in preparation for Hurricane Irene, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 in Long Beach, N.Y. Long Island residents in the path of Irene girded for wind, rain and flooding as the storm stood poised to bear down on an already saturated New York state.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  • Tybee Island Ocean Rescue lifeguard Andrew Robinson watches surfers with a pair of binoculars after closing the water to swimmers from on the pier in Tybee Island, Ga., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Due to high waves and hazardous rip currents from the outer bands of Hurricane Irene, the lifeguards decided to close the water to swimmers. Surfers, kayakers and paddle boarders still brave the waves. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
  • Long Beach residents prepare sandbags in preparation for Hurricane Irene, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in Long Beach, N.Y. Long Island residents in the path of Irene girded for wind, rain and flooding as the storm stood poised to bear down on New York state. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  • Tourist gather at World Financial center to view the World Trade Center construction site on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 in New York. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Friday it is securing all cranes and other construction equipment at the site due to Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)
  • Clouds gather over the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. The memorial's dedication ceremony has been postponed due to the impending arrival of Hurrican Irene. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • Heavy rains and wind from Hurricane Irene whip the sand on the beach at Pawleys Island, S.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Hurricane Irene began lashing the East Coast with rain Friday ahead of a weekend of violent weather that was almost certain to heap punishment on a vast stretch of shoreline from the Carolinas to Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
  • A family riding in their golf cart are caught in the first bands of rain and wind from Hurricane Irene, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in Charleston, S.C. Irene has the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage all along a densely populated arc that includes Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond. At least 65 million people could be affected. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)
  • Firefighter Jeremy Mann, front, and Lt. Scott Bell, back, test saws at the Atlantic Beach Fire Dept. in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 as Hurricane Irene heads toward the North Carolina coast. For hundreds of miles Friday, people in the storm's path headed inland , made last-minute preparations and monitored the hurricane's every subtle movement. Irene has the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage all along a densely populated arc that included Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond. At least 65 million people could be affected. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
  • Tracy Spinney of New York, left, help secure a sail boat at the Manhattan Sailing club marina on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 in New York. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered mandatory evacuations for residents in low-lying coastal areas. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)
  • Kia Head carries Christian Searcy in her arms while protecting their faces from wind and sand blown in from Hurricane Irene in Tybee Island, Ga., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Hurricane Irene is expected to pass off shore of coastal Georgia but officals are still banning swimmers for the water due to high winds and rough seas. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
  • City of Long Beach employees clear out storm dranes in preparation for Hurricane Irene, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in Long Beach, N.Y. Long Island residents in the path of Hurricane Irene girded for wind, rain and flooding as the storm stood poised to bear down on an already saturated New York state. Irene has the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage all along a densely populated arc that includes Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond. At least 65 million people could be affected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  • City of Long Beach employees remove trash bins from the boardwalk in preparation for Hurricane Irene, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 in Long Beach, N.Y. Long Island residents in the path of Hurricane Irene girded for wind, rain and flooding as the storm stood poised to bear down on an already saturated New York state. Irene has the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage all along a densely populated arc that includes Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond. At least 65 million people could be affected.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  • Front loaders build sand dunes to hold the surf back in preparation for Hurricane Irene, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 in Long Beach, N.Y. Long Island residents in the path of Hurricane Irene girded for wind, rain and flooding as the storm stood poised to bear down on an already saturated New York state. Irene has the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage all along a densely populated arc that includes Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond. At least 65 million people could be affected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  • People load their cars with food and water in the Costco parking lot, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 in Lawrence, N.Y. Irene has the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage all along a densely populated arc that includes Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond. At least 65 million people could be affected.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  • People at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York experience sunny weather while Hurricane Irene bears down on the eastern seaboard further south, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. The low number of visitors at the typically crowded beach reflects the wind, rain, and flooding dangers the storm poses to the already saturated New York state. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
  • John Dollinger, of Brooklyn, N.Y., rushes to board up the windows at the Cape May, N.J., home of his sister and mother Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in preparation for Hurricane Irene. Mandatory evacuations were under way Friday affecting nearly one million residents and visitors in Cape May County, coastal Atlantic County and Long Beach Island NJ. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
  • US Navy Chief Petty Officers conduct physical training in front of a statue of Neptune on the oceanfront of Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Hurricane Irene is expected to hit the area Saturday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
  • Rev. Bernice King, daughter of the legendary civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., addresses an impromptu gathering at her father's memorial in Washington, Friday August 26, 2011. The memorial's dedication has been postponed due to Hurricane Irene's impending arrival. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, August 26, 2011 at 1:45 PM EDT shows category 2 Hurricane Irene located about 300 miles south-southwest of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The system has slightly weakened , but maximum sustained winds up to 100 mph. The system continues moving northward at 14 mph, and will likely move over the North Carolina coast on Saturday. The system is not expected to strengthen before reaching the Carolinas. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 90 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 290 miles from the center. Expect torrential rains and extremely dangerous storm surge for the Mid-Atlantic states. Meanwhile, another front moves through the Upper Midwest, kicking up scattered showers and thunderstorms. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
  • Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and Christine King Farris, right, sister of the late Martin Luther King Jr., appear at an impromptu gathering at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Friday August 26, 2011. The memorial's dedication has been postponed due to Hurricane Irene's impending arrival. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
  • The sign at Whalebone Surf Shop in Nags Head, N.C., asks Irene to go offshore as the hurricane threatens the barrier islands on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. The entire coast of North Carolina is under a warning and watches extend all the way to New Jersey ahead of powerful Irene. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) MAGS OUT
 

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