NASA/ISRO Image Shows Irene's Winds Before Landfall
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 05:00
in Earth & Climate
Hurricane Irene made landfall early Saturday morning, Aug. 27, just west of Cape Lookout, NC, as a category one hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (75 knots). It is currently over eastern North Carolina and is forecast to gradually weaken as it moves northward along the East Coast of the United States over the next two days.