Hurricane Irene, Landfall

Photo By: NASA

When Hurricane Irene hit the U.S. East Coast, it was such a big storm, the sweep of it touched simultaneously from South Carolina to Maine. By Tuesday, Tropical Storm Irene was entering into Canada and was forecast to retain tropical storm strength as it approached Greenland and Iceland later this week. Scroll down to see a NASA video showing the storm form and strike the U.S.

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