A surfer walks into the water ahead of Hurricane Irene's arrival, on Rockaway Beach in New York August 27, 2011. Mayor Michael Bloomberg sternly warned New Yorkers to follow the city's unprecedented mandatory evacuation orders on Saturday, saying approaching Hurricane Irene is "life-threatening" and "not a joke." Some 370,000 of the city's more than 8 million residents are under orders to leave their homes in low-lying and waterfront areas, largely in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and in the financial district in downtown Manhattan.

Workers board up windows at a Sprint store in the Flatiron building ahead of of Hurricane Irene in New York, New York, USA, 27, August 2011. The New York area is bracing for Hurricane Irene to hit late Saturday night and into Sunday.

ulissa Fugeuroa (L) and Arianna Guzman (R) hug friends as they evacuate from the Jacob Riis Houses, located in a mandatory evacuation zone in Manhattan, on August 27, 2011 in New York City. There are approximately 370,000 city residents in low lying areas are under a mandatory evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Irene.

Residents of the Far Rockaway section of New York City crowd onto a bus as they evacuate the area ahead of Hurricane Irene August 27, 2011. Mayor Michael Bloomberg sternly warned New Yorkers to follow the city's unprecedented mandatory evacuation orders on Saturday, saying approaching Hurricane Irene is "life-threatening" and "not a joke." Some 370,000 of the city's more than 8 million residents are under orders to leave their homes in low-lying and waterfront areas, largely in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and in the financial district in downtown Manhattan.

One of two people rescued from a sailboat, right, uses a line to make their way onto the beach on Willoughby Spit in Norfolk, Va., Aug. 27, after they and another person were rescued from the boat that foundered in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. A rescuer, left, waits for the second person to exit the boat. Bill Tiernan / The Virginian-Pilot via AP

Two people were rescued from a sailboat after high seas from Hurricane Irene caused it to founder, at 9th View in Willoughby in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.

Really? Someone really doesn't want their Land Rover to get too wet in NYC. From the NYDaily News: http://photos.nydailynews.com/621673895/518532299/hurricane-proof-your-car-hurricane-irene#photo

A surfer in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, tries to position himself to ride between the pillars of a pier as Hurricane Irene moves up the eastern coast, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011

Greenville, N.C. — A vehicle avoids a downed utility pole in Greenville, N.C.

President Barack Obama gets an update on the status of Hurricane Irene at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.

Ann and Ted Odell look outside their front door during a break in the storm Saturday, August 27, 2011 in Morehead City, N.C.. Hurricane Irene, a category 1 storm, is making landfall on the North Carolina coast.

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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image, taken and released on August 26, 2011, shows Hurricane Irene approaching the Outer Banks of North Carolina as it tracks northward along the U.S. Eastern coastline. The United States urged 55 million people on its eastern seaboard to prepare for Hurricane Irene as the powerful storm packing high winds and heavy rain bore down on the North Carolina coast. REUTERS/NOAA/Handout (ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Waves crash into Avalon Pier as Hurricane Irene strikes the Outer Banks in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Aug. 27.

The sun breaks through as surfers hit the ocean Saturday morning, Aug. 27, off of Pawleys Island, S.C. after Hurricane Irene moved through the area and north along the eastern Atlantic coast.

Defying mandatory evacuation orders and a curfew, summer residents Pam Cooke, left, and Jody Bowers share a laugh as strong winds puff up Jody's jacket as they venture out to the beach in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Aug. 27.

Traffic backs up at The Washout at Folly Beach as people come out to watch the waves created by Hurricane Irene and cheer on the few surfers that came out on Friday in Folly Beach, S.C.

The Statue of Liberty stands with a view of downtown skyline on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 in New York. Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City orders the mandatory evacuation of around 250,000 residents in Manhattan for preparation of Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

OCEAN CITY, MD - AUGUST 26: Outdoor furniture sits in a pool at the Hilton hotel keep it from blowing away in preparation for Hurricane Irene on August 26, 2011 in Ocean City, Maryland. Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan has ordered a mandatory evacuation for thousands of residents and visitors to leave the ocean front community and Maryland's Governor O'Malley has declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Irene moves up the eastern seaboard. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Margene Jezo of Kitty Hawk goes for a 6-mile jog as Hurricane Irene lashes the Outer Banks in Kitty Hawk, N.C, Aug. 27.

Personnel at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, including NHC director Bill Read, center bottom, conduct a conference call to coordinate the 11 a.m. ET forecast for Hurricane Irene, Saturday, Aug. 27.

Arseni Flax, center, and his mother Nelly wait for their subway train to leave as they bring along their parakeets while evacuating the Coney Island section of New York, Aug. 27.

Police walk through an area which is under mandatory evacuation orders in the Rockaways, N.Y, in preparation for Hurricane Irene.

A man fills sand bags at 128th Street beech in the Rockaways, N.Y., in preparation for Hurricane Irene.

An onlooker takes a photo of a fallen gas canopy hit by Hurricane Irene, at the Atlantic Food Mart in Surf City, N.C., Aug. 27.