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Eddie Sanders III, a sanitation supervisor for D.C.'s Department of Public Works, loads sandbags into city residents' vehicles at the department headquarters in southeast Washington on Aug. 26, 2011, a day before Hurricane Irene was expected to hit the D.C. region. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Sandbags were placed around a grate on the sidewalk at the gates of George Washington University in northwest Washington on Aug. 26, 2011, a day before Hurricane Irene was expected to hit the D.C. region. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Sandbags were placed around a grate on the sidewalk at the gates of George Washington University in northwest Washington on Aug. 26, 2011, a day before Hurricane Irene was expected to hit the D.C. region. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the Atlantic coast, crowds wait in line to pay at discount warehouse club Costco in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 26, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the Atlantic coast, crowds wait in line to pay at discount warehouse club Costco in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 26, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Kia Head carries Christian Searcy in her arms while protecting their faces from wind and sand blown in from Hurricane Irene in Tybee Island, Ga., on Aug. 26, 2011. Hurricane Irene is expected to pass off shore of coastal Georgia but officals are still banning swimmers for the water due to high winds and rough seas. (Associated Press)
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Jim Blahut of Perennial Homes boards up the windows at Williams Cottage Inn, as residents prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Irene makes it's way up the east coast, Friday Aug. 26, 2011 in Beach Haven, NJ. The building is circa 1886 and was renovated and opened as a bed and breakfast in 2007. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)
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Nags Head police officer Edward Mann speaks with resident Debbie Hickey about Hurricane Irene as it approaches the Outer Banks in Nags Head, N.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Mann was warning residents who have not evacuated that assistance will be limited after the storm winds reach 60 miles per hour. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Sentara Nursing Center Currituck residents are evacuated in response to a mandatory evacuation order in Barco, N.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, as Hurricane Irene heads toward the North Carolina coast. Most of residents will be moved to other Sentara Life Care facilities in Hampton Roads, Va. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)
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Sandbridge resident Sonny Latulipe fills sandbags in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Irene in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Hurricane Irene is expected to hit the area Saturday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Hurricane specialist Dan Brown reviews the tracks and intensity of Hurricane Irene at the National Hurricane Center on Friday, August 26, 2011, in Miami.The hurricane warning was extended into the Chesapeake Bay as far as Drum Point, and existing warnings remained in effect from North Carolina to New Jersey. A hurricane watch was in effect even farther north and included Long Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)
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Mark Hawn, of Atlanta, Ga., enjoys early morning waves and wind from the approaching Hurricane Irene as he kite boards on the north end of Pawleys Island in South Carolina. (AP Photo/The Sun News, Steve Jessmore)
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Town workers remove a parking hut near the beach in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, as Hurricane Irene heads toward the North Carolina coast. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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An image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Irene as photographed from onboard the International Space Station at 3:14 p.m. EDT on Aug. 24, 20ll. The image, captured with a 38 mm lens, reveals the eye of the storm at center of the frame. (AP Photo/NASA)
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US Navy Chief Petty Officers conduct physical training in front of a statue of Neptune on the oceanfront of Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Hurricane Irene is expected to hit the area Saturday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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People buy generators and plywood boards as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Irene in Kitty Hawk, N.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 on North Carolina's Outer Banks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Hurricane warning flags fly in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, as Hurricane Irene heads toward the North Carolina coast. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) ** FILE **
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People take sandbags off of a truck as residents prepare for Hurricane Irene in Annapolis, Md., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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With a mandatory evacuation in place, the beach is deserted as Brad Bradley boards up the windows of a restaurant in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irene in Nags Head, N.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 on North Carolina's Outer Banks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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People grasp for sand bags from a city maintenance truck at the corner of King and N. Lee Streets in Old Town Alexandria, Va, Friday, August 26, 2011. In a city which saw severe flooding during Hurricane Isabel in 2002, business owners and residents are wasting no time preparing for Hurricane Irene. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
