Hurricane Irene Hits Atlantic Beach NC
The center of Hurricane Irene has now hit the coast of North Carolina near Cape Lookout with Category 1-force winds of 85 mph.
So far, eastern North Carolina has already witnessed 3 tornadoes in the past couple of days, along with the vast majority of the state and places of Maryland and Virginia are under tornado watches via Sunday. Stacy township, around the coast of North Carolina, is seeing 93 mph wind gusts this morning.
The far finish in the fishing pier in Atlantic Beach, N.C. collapsed overnight, ABC News affiliate WTVD reported. The 100-foot long pier is still standing, but its finish has disappeared in to the ocean.
Nearly 200,000 properties in North Carolina are experiencing power outages, as outlined by Power Energy. Winds as much as 85 mph ripped power lines from their poles, causing numerous with the shortages. The hardest hit places were Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
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