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)
