• Satellite view of Hurricane Irene, a large tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin, as seen after landfall in North Carolina. The hurricane's outer bands stretch towards the New England region.
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    The GOES-13 satellite saw Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011 at 10:10 a.m. EDT after it made landfall at 8 a.m. in Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Irene's outer bands had already extended into New England.

  • Satellite view of Hurricane Irene, a large tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin, as seen after landfall in North Carolina. The hurricane's outer bands stretch towards the New England region.

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