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Hurricane Irene: At this hour

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Updated: Saturday, 27 Aug 2011, 4:07 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 27 Aug 2011, 12:20 AM EDT

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - A timeline of updates as Hurricane Irene heads toward the East Coast:

3:50 p.m. - (AP) - Officials say there have been more Irene related deaths in Virginia.Virginia Department of Emergency Management spokesman Bob Spieldenner says a tree fell on a car in Brunswick County and killed someone inside the vehicle.

3:30 p.m. - Virginia Beach officials want residents to remember ALL bayfront and oceanfront beaches are closed. They are extremely dangerous to be on at this time. Swimming and wading are prohibited until further notice.

3:15 p.m. - Sentara Norfolk General Hospital will go into lockdown status at 5 p.m. All visitors will be asked to leave and keep in touch with their loved ones through electronic means. Visitor hours will resume Sunday at noon.

2:30 p.m. - (AP/WAVY) -The 11-year -old boy missing from an apartment complex in Newport News has been confirmed dead.

2 p.m. - The storm is now 95 miles south of Norfolk.

1:45 p.m. - Crews are searching for a child between the ages of 9 and 11 after a tree fell on a two-story apartment building.

12:30 p.m. - Two are confirmed dead in North Carolina. One person died in a vehicle crash in Pitt County, while a Nash County man is dead after a branch fell on him.

12:10 p.m. - NOAA reaffirms concerns possible storm surge levels in the Lynnhaven River to be six to seven feet above normal, comparing them to 2009 Nor’easter levels.

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