Billy Stinson (L) comforts his daughter Erin Stinson as they sit on the steps where their cottage once stood August 28, 2011 in Nags Head, North Carolina.

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The Ocean City Pier is hit with heavy waves from approaching Hurricane Irene, on August 27, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. The state of Maryland has declared a state of emergency as heavy winds and surf from Hurricane Irene approaches the coast.

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Waves from Hurricane Irene pound the beach, on August 27, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. The state of Maryland has declared a state of emergency as heavy winds and surf from Hurricane Irene approaches the coast.

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Heavy rain falls in Sandbridge from Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Category 1 storm made landfall in North Carolina early Saturday morning.

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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.

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Alex Askew (L) and Alina Power shield their faces from blowing sand as they walk along the beach during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

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A resident looks out over the beach during Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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(L to R) White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, Secretary of Health and Human Services Janet Napolitano and U.S. President Barack Obama (L) listens to FEMA administrator Craig Fugate during 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.

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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.

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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.

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Street flooding occurred as a result of Hurricane Irene's landfall in Atlantic Beach, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Street flooding occurred as a result of Hurricane Irene's landfall in Atlantic Beach, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Street flooding occurred as a result of Hurricane Irene's landfall in Atlantic Beach, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Street flooding occurred as a result of Hurricane Irene's landfall in Atlantic Beach, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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'Bad Irene' is written in tap in a window of Serenity Spa on 6th Avenue on August 27, 2011 in New York City. Many stores in New York closed for the weekend due to Hurricane Irene, which is supposed to hit New York sometime in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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Employees of Paragon Sporting Goods store board up the store front windows in preparation of Hurricane Irene on 18th Street on August 27, 2011 in New York City. Many shops closed for the weekend in preperation for Hurricane Irene, causing a rush of shopping Friday night and Saturday morning.

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Workers put tape on a window of a spa in preparation for Hurricane Irene in the SoHo section of Manhattan on August 27, 2011 in New York City. Irene, now a Category 1 hurricane, has made landfall in North Carolina on its way up the eastern seaboard.

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Officers with the New York City Parks Department warn people to evacuate in the Rockaways before the arrival of hurricane Irene which is expected to make landfall in New York City sometime late Saturday and early Sunday on August 27, 2011 in the Queens borough of New York.

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New Yorkers in low-lying areas evacuate as Hurricane Irene takes aim on Aug. 27, 2011.

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A deserted boardwalk at Brighton Beach as the area prepares for hurricane Irene which is expected to make landfall in New York City sometime late Saturday and early Sunday on August 27, 2011 in New York City.

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People look out on the rough surf caused by the outer fringes of Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011 in Water Mill, New York. Irene is moving through North Carolina and is expected to arrive in the New York area on Sunday.

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The Statue of Liberty was covered by mist ahead of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Loud wind howled along the shore line as Hurricane Irene moved through Nags Head, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Loud wind howled along the shore line as Hurricane Irene moved through Nags Head, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Loud wind howled along the shore line as Hurricane Irene moved through Nags Head, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Loud wind howled along the shore line as Hurricane Irene moved through Nags Head, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Loud wind howled along the shore line as Hurricane Irene moved through Nags Head, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Loud wind howled along the shore line as Hurricane Irene moved through Nags Head, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Rain and wind from Hurricane Irene hit Kill Devil Hills, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Rain and wind from Hurricane Irene hit Kill Devil Hills, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Rain and wind from Hurricane Irene hit Kill Devil Hills, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Rain and wind from Hurricane Irene hit Kill Devil Hills, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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Rain and wind from Hurricane Irene hit Kill Devil Hills, N.C. on Aug. 27, 2011.

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CNN iReporter Julia C. Bishop shot these photos of heavy waves Friday, nearby Oak island, SC. Bishop says she has been through many hurricanes and is trying to be prepared with plenty of supplies and stored water. But she does plan to stay, believing she should be safe as she is further inland.

CNN iReporter Julia C. Bishop shot these photos of heavy waves Friday, nearby Oak island, SC. Bishop says she has been through many hurricanes and is trying to be prepared with plenty of supplies and stored water. But she does plan to stay, believing she should be safe as she is further inland.

CNN iReporter Julia C. Bishop shot these photos of heavy waves Friday, nearby Oak island, SC. Bishop says she has been through many hurricanes and is trying to be prepared with plenty of supplies and stored water. But she does plan to stay, believing she should be safe as she is further inland.

CNN iReporter Julia C. Bishop shot these photos of heavy waves Friday, nearby Oak island, SC. Bishop says she has been through many hurricanes and is trying to be prepared with plenty of supplies and stored water. But she does plan to stay, believing she should be safe as she is further inland.

CNN iReporter Julia C. Bishop shot these photos of heavy waves Friday, nearby Oak island, SC. Bishop says she has been through many hurricanes and is trying to be prepared with plenty of supplies and stored water. But she does plan to stay, believing she should be safe as she is further inland.

CNN iReporter Julia C. Bishop shot these photos of heavy waves Friday, nearby Oak island, SC. Bishop says she has been through many hurricanes and is trying to be prepared with plenty of supplies and stored water. But she does plan to stay, believing she should be safe as she is further inland.

CNN iReporter Julia C. Bishop shot these photos of heavy waves Friday, nearby Oak island, SC. Bishop says she has been through many hurricanes and is trying to be prepared with plenty of supplies and stored water. But she does plan to stay, believing she should be safe as she is further inland.