Tropical Storm Katia formed off Africa's Cape Verde Islands, the same area where Irene started The storm is gaining strength, and is expected to become a hurricane later today ...

65 million people live in Hurricane Irene's path of destruction. People from North Carolina to Maine are in danger of Irene's wrath. In North Carolina, 3.5 million people have been urged to evacuate.

Virginia and Maryland Maryland warns that dam could fail threatening homes and people More than two million people without power as Hurricane Irene pummels North Carolina and Virginia Conditions ...