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Hurricane Irene gains strength; targets North Carolina's Ocracoke Island
It is unclear where Irene will hit the Eastern seaboard the hardest, but current models have it steaming straight into North Carolina's Ocracoke Island. Damaging floods and power outages could stretch up and down vast sections of the East Coast, ... read more

As Irene approaches, National Park Service shuts down
Four park-operated campgrounds on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the park's docks at Silver Lake Marina on Ocracoke Island will close today at noon, according to a news release. Visitor centers at the Wright Brothers National Memorial, ... read more

Hurricane Irene On Path To Batter East Coast
The first ferry to leave Ocracoke Island arrived just before 5:30 am in nearby Hatteras with around a dozen cars on board. It won't be easy to get thousands of people off Ocracoke Island, which is accessible only by boat. The 16-mile-long barrier ... read more

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