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Irene Hurricane drenches East Coast in deadly winds
The hurricane Irene struck the Atlantic coast near Cape Lookout North Carolina tipping strong winds and seven foot waves across Virginia Delaware New Jersey and New York areas. It caused at least six deaths and heavy flooding with power outages and downed trees as authorities warned of dangerous storm surge and prolonged rivers.
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Virginia
Delaware
Jersey Shore
New York Harbor
Long Island Sound
Irene
Cape Lookout
N.C
Atlantic Ocean
Leon Reasor
Buxton
North Carolina
National Weather Service
Hampton Roads
Pennsylvania
Tom Corbett
U.S
Ed Rappaport
National Hurricane Center
Florida
New York City
United States
New Orleans
Beverly Perdue