Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC - AUGUST 27: People shield themselves from blowing sand and rain as they look over the beach during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a category one hurricane around mid-day today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Police cars stand near a damaged power line in Nag's Head on August 27, 2011 as Hurricane Irene hitsthe northern Outer Banks of North Carolina. Hurricane Irene blasted ashore near Cape Lookout, North Carolina on Saturday, a weakened but still massive category one storm that has sent tens of thousands of Americans fleeing for safety. Irene packed sustained winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) an hour as it made landfall near the southern end of a slender chain of barrier islands that ring the North Carolina Coast, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

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Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC - AUGUST 27: Alex Askew (R) takes a photo of Kris Bush while they look over the beach during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a category one hurricane around mid-day today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

NAGS HEAD, NC - AUGUST 27: A beach-front cottage is pounded by wind and rain from Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Nags Head, North Carolina. The eye of the hurricane is expected to hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, around mid-day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Obama Takes Part in FEMA Meeting

WASHINGTON - AUGUST 27: U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd L) participates in a midday daily video teleconference led by FEMA to at the monitor the federal response Hurricane Irene at FEMA Headquarters August 27, 2011 in Washington, D.C. Irene, now a Category 1 hurricane, has made landfall in North Carolina on its way up the eastern seaboard. (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)

Hurrcane Irene Rages Up the East Coast of U.S.

ATLANTIC OCEAN - AUGUST 27: In this handout from NASA/NOAA GOES Project taken at 7:40 am EST, Hurricane Irene is seen on the coast of North Carolina August 27, 2011 in the Atlantic Ocean. Irene, now a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 85 miles per hour, is making its was up the eastern coast of the U.S. (Photo by NASA/NOAA GOES Project via Getty Images)

Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC - AUGUST 27: An American flag flying outside a hotel is shredded by wind and rain from Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The eye of the hurricane is expected to hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, around mid-day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC - AUGUST 27: An American flag flying outside a hotel is shredded by wind and rain from Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The eye of the hurricane is expected to hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, around mid-day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC - AUGUST 27: Flags flying over a business are whipped by wind from Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The eye of the hurricane is expected to hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, around mid-day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC - AUGUST 27: A fishing pier is pounded by wind and waves from Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The eye of the hurricane is expected to hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, around mid-day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC - AUGUST 27: Denis Hromin stands on a pier to get a picture of the beach during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a category one hurricane around mid-day today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC - AUGUST 27: Residents look out over the beach during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a category one hurricane around mid-day today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hurricane Irene Churns Towards North Carolina's Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC - AUGUST 27: A man rides a scooter during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Hurricane Irene hit Dare County, which sits along the Outer Banks and includes the vacation towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills, as a Category 1 hurricane around mid-day today. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)