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Sarah Phillips from Beaufort, N.C., looks over the surf before hitting the water as the sun rises. A hurricane watch was issued early in the day for much of the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100100900000000" title="North Carolina" href="/topic/us/north-carolina-PLGEO100100900000000.topic">North Carolina</a> coast. Officials along the East Coast are calculating what they need to do if Irene becomes the first major hurricane to strike the region in seven years.
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( Chuck Burton / Associated Press / August 25, 2011 )

Sarah Phillips from Beaufort, N.C., looks over the surf before hitting the water as the sun rises. A hurricane watch was issued early in the day for much of the North Carolina coast. Officials along the East Coast are calculating what they need to do if Irene becomes the first major hurricane to strike the region in seven years.

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