Hurricane Irene News

North Carolina Property Insurance Surcharges Unlikely After Irene

Every property owner in North Carolina has a financial stake in the damage risk posed by Hurricane Irene, which could become the first to hit the state since a new method of paying for coastal storm damage allowed for reaching …

Hurricane Irene Batters Bahamas, Threatens Carolinas, Northeast

Hurricane Irene washed away homes in the Bahamas Thursday as its battering winds and rain headed toward the U.S. eastern seaboard including densely populated New York and New England. U.S. emergency officials have urged residents from the Carolinas north to …

North, South Carolina Coastal Insurance Plans Ready for Hurricane Irene

Caught square in the path of Irene, the first major hurricane of the season, the coastal insurance plans in North and South Carolina are prepared to absorb what may be their first major losses in years. Both plans appear to …

Entire East Coast Placed on Hurricane Alert

The United States put its eastern seaboard on alert for Hurricane Irene Tuesday, as the powerful storm barreled up from the Caribbean on a path that could hit the U.S. coast on the weekend. Even as the first hurricane of …

Hurricane Irene Seen Skirting Florida, Possibly Landing in Carolinas

Hurricane Irene was expected to strengthen over the next few days and could hit the southeastern United States as a large and powerful storm late in the week, forecasters said Tuesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center’s forecast indicated Irene, now …

Hurricane Irene Soaks Puerto Rico, Could Hit Florida By Week’s End

Hurricane Irene buffeted Puerto Rico with winds and torrential rain Monday, knocking out power and downing trees as it churned westward on a track that will threaten Florida by the end of the week. Local media in the U.S. Caribbean …