Aug. 28, 2011, 2:05 a.m. EDT
Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Irene is moving up the mid-Atlantic coast, lashing the region with heavy rains and blustery winds.
The center said at 2 a.m. EDT Sunday that Irene's sustained winds were topping out at 80 mph (130 kph) with higher gusts and the storm is moving north-northeast at 17 mph (28 kph). It was centered about 195 miles (315 km) south-southwest of New York City.
Forecasters say Irene will be moving over cooler waters but is still expected to stay a hurricane until landfall again near Long Island, N.Y., about midday Sunday.
Hurricane warnings extend north to Nantucket, Mass.
The storm has knocked out power to at least 1.8 million customers from North Carolina to New Jersey.
Source:
http://www.syracuse.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/irene-moving-up-mid-atlantic-states-moving-nne/7649040a885d454292b37d86a7183db6
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