NU Online News Service, Aug. 22, 9:53 a.m. EST

Residents from Miami to the southern coast of North Carolina are being told to begin preparations for Hurricane Irene—the first Atlantic hurricane of the season.

Currently Irene, which gained hurricane status early this morning, is pummeling Puerto Rico with as much as 12 inches of rain in the mountains and sustained winds of about 75 mph, which makes Irene a weak Category 1 hurricane.

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