'''Hurricane Irene''' is a Category 2 storm having maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (as of Friday morning, August 26) which is growing in intensity and expected to damage the East Coast from North Carolina up through New York City. | '''Hurricane Irene''' is a Category 2 storm having maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (as of Friday morning, August 26) which is growing in intensity and expected to damage the East Coast from North Carolina up through New York City. |