Obama Visits FEMA Command Center For Storm Update
President Barack Obama visited the Federal Emergency Management Agency's command center on Saturday as Hurricane Irene began making its way up the East Coast.
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President Barack Obama visited the Federal Emergency Management Agency's command center on Saturday as Hurricane Irene began making its way up the East Coast.
The Maryland State Fair says it is closing for the day because of inclement weather.
The Calvert County Commissioners have ordered a mandatory evacuation of homes within 100 feet of the cliffs along the Chesapeake Bay as Hurricane Irene moves into southern Maryland.
The Maryland Transit Administration says it is suspending service due to high winds and possible flooding expected from Hurricane Irene.
The Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is sending a two-person team to Maryland to assist with response and recovery for Hurricane Irene.
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Officials say winds from Hurricane Irene toppled a tree and sent it crashing through an apartment building in Virginia, killing an 11-year-old boy.
Maryland counties have released their evacuation plans.
A couple attempting to outrun Hurricane Irene were rescued Saturday in the Chesapeake Bay as their sailboat was battered by 6- to 8-foot seas and winds gusting to 45 mph, rescue officials said.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is telling 6,500 active duty troops to be ready in case there's an order for them to help with Hurricane Irene relief work.
The director of the National Hurricane Center says five to 10 inches of rain are expected to fall across the mid-Atlantic region due to Hurricane Irene, but may not push much water into the upper Chesapeake Bay.
Officials in a beach resort town on Maryland's Eastern Shore say hundreds of residents have ignored mandatory evacuation orders ahead of Irene.
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Tropical storm warnings and hurricane warnings are now posted for parts of Maryland. The state is preparing and waiting for Hurricane Irene.
