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From tropical wave on August 19th to Category 3 and back down to Category 2 on August 26th, Hurricane Irene‘s movements are documented here in 30-minute imagery from the NOAA GOES-East satellite.

For the most recent satellite imagery and animations, please see our webpage at http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/RealTime.php.

Strange Random Hurricane Quote:

“There isn’t much wrong with most of those summerhouses that a really good hurricane wouldn’t cure [and] when it comes it may do for the Hamptons what Mrs O’Leary‘s cow did for Chicago.” – Peter Blake

 

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