The above GOES-13 infrared satellite image is provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif. The image shows the status of Hurricane Irene at approximately 1 a.m. EST Saturday, Aug. 27.
Hurricane Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout, N.C. as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 miles-per-hour.
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