I’m in that light green in the southwest corner of NC.
We were told to expect wind from the storm, but no precipitation.
But we’re light green on the map, and sure enough, we had rain an hour ago! Not much, but it’s a welcome change from the storms circling around us, or splitting to go to either side of us....
Buoys off the North Carolina coast were reporting waves to near 20 feet as Irene heads for landfall early Saturday.
Irenes fury is expected to deliver extremely destructive storm surges of 6-11 feet and torrential rains that could isolate the Outer Banks from the rest of the state. Strong winds will likely cause power outages.