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This NASA satellite image shows Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011, at 10:10 a.m. EDT over the U.S. east coast in the Atlantic Ocean. (Reuters/NASA-NOAA handout)
This NASA satellite image shows Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011, at 10:10 a.m. EDT over the U.S. east coast in the Atlantic Ocean. (Reuters/NASA-NOAA handout)
Irene became the first major Atlantic hurricane in the 2011 season, churning up the U.S. East Coast leaving millions without power and at least two dozen dead.

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Let me emphasize: storm surge fcst for NYC is now 6-11ft. Irene=4ft. This could be the biggest coastal flooding event in NYC history. #Sandy