Hurricane Irene Threatens the US East Coast

Hurricane Irene, a powerful Category 3 hurricane, is threatening the East Coast of the United States. It is due to make landfall in North Carolina on Saturday, August 27 and travel up the coast through August 29.

The latest info on Hurricane Irene is being live updated on NY Times blog The Lede.

New York Times reporter Brian Stelter is currently in North Carolina reporting live from North Carolina via Twitter.

Hurricane Trackers

– The New York Times

– Google Crisis Response

National Hurricane Info

– National Hurricane Center

– Ready.gov: Hurricanes

New York City Hurricane Info

– Hurricane Irene: What You Need to Know in New York (NY Times)

– Hurricane Irene: Questions and Answers (NY Times)

– For NYC hurricane updates, check out New York City Office of Emergency Services and follow @NYCMayorsOffice.

– Mayor Bloomberg is shutting down NYC’s mass transit system on Saturday at noon in advance of the storm.

– The Wall Street Journal has created a list of NYC Hurricane Evacuation Centers on Foursquare.

– All five airports in the area will be closed to arriving flights as of 12pm on Saturday, August 27.

– Dan Patterson started a discussion on Google+ about what to pack in your Hurricane Go-Bag.

– Beatabeat has compiled a list of Hurricane apps for NYC.

NASA photos and video of the massive Hurricane Irene as seen from space.