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NC counties tell thousands to leave as Irene looms

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Story Created: Aug 25, 2011 at 6:34 PM EDT

Story Updated: Aug 25, 2011 at 6:45 PM EDT

Hurricane watches are out from North Carolina to New Jersey ahead of powerful Irene that is still battering islands in Bahamas before heading to the East Coast.

MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane watches are out from North Carolina to New Jersey ahead of powerful Irene that is still battering islands in Bahamas before heading to the East Coast.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center Thursday afternoon also issued the first warnings for the entire North Carolina coast to the Virginia border.

One is also out for the coast of South Carolina from Edisto Beach north.

Maximum sustained winds for Category 3 Irene are still at 115 mph (185 kph) but forecasters expect it to gather strength as it hits the warm Atlantic waters.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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