Irene's First Landfall

ABC News' Matt Gutman with storm chasers in North Carolina. Irene, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, swept through the Northeast today, leaving at least 18 dead in its wake, millions without power and an estimated $7 billion to $13 billion in damages. "We're not out of the woods yet. Irene remains a large and potentially dangerous storm," U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.

• 2011-08-29T19:08:21+00:00
• Duration: 03:22

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