Hurricane Irene

Pray for Atlantic coastal areas as Hurricane Irene heads in as a major hurricane. Projected course is strafing by the North Carolina Outer Banks as a category 3 or 4 (up to 135 MPH winds) and continuing just offshore up New England. The last major hurricane to hit New York City flooded lower Manhattan with a 13 foot storm surge nearly 100 years ago. That could be a worse scenario that New Orleans was with Katrina.