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East Coast braces as Irene looms for potential strike
Officials from North Carolina to Maine scramble to ready for Irene potential impact. A hurricane watch covers much of the North Carolina coast while a tropical storm watch spans South Carolina. FEMA chief Craig Fugate urges evacuation planning and safe destinations. The US Navy orders the Second Fleet from Norfolk to shield ships, with 64 vessels affected. A tropical low forms offshore likely to become a tropical storm, threatening rain and floods up the coast.
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Buxton
N.C
North Carolina
New England
Edward Mangano
Long Island
Nassau County
Trene
Virginia
New York City
Connecticut
Maine
South Carolina
Craig Fugate
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Fugate
CBS
US Navy
Norfolk Naval Station
Atlantic
National Hurricane Center
New Jersey
David Robinson
Washington