Irene Makes Landfall in North Carolina
Via NASA:

The GOES-13 satellite saw Hurricane Irene on August 27, 2011 at 10:10 a.m. EDT after it made landfall at 8 a.m. in Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Irene&amp;#8217;s outer bands had already extended into New England. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project.
From 22,300 miles in space, Hurricane Irene looks serene and impressive. That&amp;#8217;s how NOAA&amp;#8217;s GOES satellite sees Irene today as it batters the eastern U.S. coastline, but it&amp;#8217;s quite a different story on the ground.
