Hurricane Irene made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina at dawn this morning. She immediately made her presence felt slamming the southeast coast with winds of 80 mph. She's currently moving up the mid-Atlantic coast leaving at least 4 dead and nearly 1 million without power in her wake so far. My fellow New Yorkers and myself can expect Irene to hit sometime this evening. Mayor Bloomberg has shutdown the city in lieu of the storm closing bridges, discontinuing MTA services & even threatening to shutdown power to the city throughout tonight and Sunday. More than 13,000 people checked into 150 Red Cross shelters across 6 states Friday night. It's been reported more shelters would be open today. Despite President Obama declaring a state of emergency Friday an untold number of people (including yours truly) decided to ride the storm out in the comfort of their own homes. So after a freak earthquake Tuesday & Hurricane this weekend it would seem Mother Nature & the East coast have some issues to work through. Be safe out there you guys. Props to cbsnews.
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