Source: Chick Jacobs, FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, 8/22/11

Hurricane Irene could mean trouble for the Carolinas this weekend. Churning more than 1,000 miles away from the coast on Monday, Irene's projected path showed a possible direct hit Saturday, which would make it the strongest hurricane to hit the Cape Fear region since Hugo in 1989.

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