Customers stand in line outside a Home Depot store in Springfield, New Jersey early on August 26. Over 50 people put their names on a waiting list for a rumored shipment of generators. (John Makely / msnbc.com)
Lots going on related to Irene:
- Storm begins to hit Carolinas; maximum winds weaken to 105 mph
- Obama warns residents in Irene’s path to prepare for ‘historic’ storm
- Mandatory evacuations begin in New Jersey’s Cape May County
