Category 3 Hurricane Irene is still on target to menace the East Coast of the United States this weekend. Orcacoke Island, which is accessible only by boat, has already been issued evacuation orders in advance of a possible strike to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Hurricane Irene is currently storming toward the U.S. east coast and this could be very bad news for residents of the eastern coastline. Hurricane Irene is now predicted to reach up to category 4 strength before it makes landfall — possibly somewhere in the Carolinas this weekend.