World Aug 31 Watch Hurricane Irene’s Floodwaters Continue to Ravage Parts of Northeast Flood Waters Still Wreak Havoc in Northeast as Costs Mount…
World Aug 30 Watch National Guard Airlifts Supplies to Vermont Towns Isolated by Irene’s Flooding The National Guard airlifted food and supplies to dozens of Vermont towns on Tuesday, after Hurricane Irene sent rainwater surging down hills and mountainsides, washing out bridges and roads. Gwen Ifill discusses relief efforts with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
World Aug 27 Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall; Moves North With Hammering Rains, Wind Waves from Hurricane Irene pound the beach in Ocean City, Maryland. Photo by Getty Images. 5:00 p.m. ET Irene has been pushing northward up the Eastern Seaboard at 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds still near 85 mph and higher… By News Desk
World Aug 26 Watch Eastern Seaboard Braces for Potentially ‘Historic’ Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene was headed for a weekend assault up the East Coast, threatening to bring powerful winds and heavy rain to tens of millions of Americans. Jeffrey Brown discusses the storm with Federal Emergency Management Agency's Craig Fugate, the National…
Aug 26 Hurricane Irene Swipes Carolinas, Parts of New York City Under Mandatory Evacuation Orders By News Desk 3:25 p.m. ET | Hurricane Irene began sweeping past North and South Carolina Friday afternoon, lashing the coastline with heavy rain and wind. With winds of 39 miles per hour, there were reports of downed power lines and thousands… Continue reading
Aug 25 Hurricane Irene Strengthening, Va., N.J., N.Y. and N.C. Declare States of Emergency By News Desk Track the path of Hurricane Irene: See the storm surge probabilities on a map 4:30 p.m. ET | New York governor Andrew Cuomo has also declared a state of emergency, and local officials are considering the… Continue reading
Aug 24 Category 3 Hurricane Irene Moves Toward East Coast By News Desk Evacuations were in progress Wednesday on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island as Hurricane Irene, which strengthened to a Category 3, bore down on the Bahamas before on its way north toward the East Coast, where it will likely hit this weekend. Continue reading