Hurricane Irene rolls up East Coast

From North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurricane Irene's winds and storm surge fell short of the doomsday predictions. But the storm left several dead before reaching New England in its wake, lashed North Carolina with ferocious winds and triggering emergency steps including unprecedented evacuations and transit shutdowns in New York. Waves crashed around homes as Hurricane Irene arrived in Hampton Bays, N.Y.
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From North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurricane Irene's winds and storm surge fell short of the doomsday predictions. But the storm left several dead before reaching New England in its wake, lashed North Carolina with ferocious winds and triggering emergency steps including unprecedented evacuations and transit shutdowns in New York.

Waves crashed around homes as Hurricane Irene arrived in Hampton Bays, N.Y.