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Hurricane Irene Threatens New York City With Deadly Storm Surge

Current projections of the path of Category 3 Hurricane Irene put New York City as a direct hit on Sunday. Residents of the nation’s largest city should take any government warnings seriously, and know whether they live in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Update:

Meteorologist Jeff Masters warns: “Mass evacuations of low-lying areas along the entire coast of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia are at least 50% likely to be ordered by Saturday. The threat to the coasts of New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine is less certain, but evacuations may be ordered in those states, as well.”

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