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Hurricane Irene bears down on U.S. east coast

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Wow, a record earthquake (for at least a century) and now this. The East Coast sure is getting it these days. I hope everyone is safe and no one gets hurt (and there's no looting).

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Cellphone is stil working.

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The earthquake wasn't as bad as it could have been, being the first and only time I had ever experienced an earthquake, I was more scared than anything. As a resident of NC, I'm lucky that hurricane Irene barely missed my area. Though I truly feel for those who chose to stay despite evacuation orders. However, hurricanes are not at all uncommon in this area, so we've had time to prepare for emergency situations, and I trust that residents here are using their best judgement when choosing to stay. Whereas the northern states that fall within hurricane Irene's trajectory are not as accustomed to the same level of preparedness in terms of hurricane conditions. Even with the hurricane slowly weakening, there's a great deal of water still to be dispersed, and the fact that this hurricane is huge and slow-moving, it carries significant potential to produce hazardous conditions despite a noticeable drop in wind speed. I certainly hope this is not the case, but i do hope everyone is prepared in the event of such a scenario.

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Storm surge is going to be worse than usual in the area around Norfolk, VA because the winds (currently SUSTAINED winds of 85 mph in that area, gusts will be higher) are coinciding with a peak tidal cycle. Where I am they're only expecting tropical storm-force winds later tonight, but those can still cause quite a bit of damage. Hmm, they are now issuing flash flood warnings for my area. Good thing my house is on high ground. :)

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What's scary about this storm isn't so much the wind speed but the sheer size of it - half the length of Europe. So it's carrying an enormous amount of water.

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According to Sky News 2"pm G.m. t. one person died due to a tree fall, pictures coming in show conditions are deteriating rapidlly Its going to be a rough ride for Newyorkers

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At least five have died so far: three in North Carolina and two in Virginia. One of them was a small boy who died when a tree crashed through the wall of his house.

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