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Irene Could Arrive This Weekend

Forecasters are predicting a late Sunday - early Monday arrival in New Canaan and the region.

Hurricane Irene — presently a category two hurricane centered southeast of the Bahamas — could roll into the region late this weekend, if National Weather Service projections hold.

The National Hurricane Center's latest warning cone indicates Irene may affect Connecticut late Sunday or early Monday, with the storm potentially still at hurricane strength when it passes through.

As of 5 a.m. Wednesday, Irene's maximum sustained winds were at 110 mph, with hurricane force winds extending up to 40 miles from the center. The storm was expected to intensify as it makes a gradual turn to the northwest today, forecasters said.

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No warnings were in effect for the mainland U.S. as of Wednesday morning, but the center expects the storm to pass along the Eastern Seaboard this weekend.

The center also gives Fairfield County a 20-30 percent chance of experiencing tropical storm-force winds between now and 2 a.m. Monday.

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Patch will have more information as it becomes available.


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