Officials ponder evacuations ahead of Hurricane Irene

Thursday, August 25, 2011

HATTERAS, N.C. -- Hurricane Irene could hit anywhere from North Carolina to New York this weekend, leaving officials in the path of uncertainty to make a decision. Should they tell tourists to leave during one of the last weeks of the multibillion-dollar summer season?

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