
Shelves for water sit nearly empty at a Waldbaum's grocery store as New Yorkers stock up on supplies in preparation for Hurricane Irene in Queens, New York, USA, 26, August 2011. The New York area is bracing for Hurricane Irene to hit late on August 26 and into August 27. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

Milk refrigerators sit almost empty at a Target store as New Yorkers stock up on supplies in preparation for Hurricane Irene in Queens, New York, USA, 26, August 2011. The New York area is bracing for Hurricane Irene to hit late on August 26 and into August 27. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

Milk refrigerators sit almost empty at a Target store as New Yorkers stock up on supplies in preparation for Hurricane Irene in Queens, New York, USA, 26, August 2011. The New York area is bracing for Hurricane Irene to hit late on August 26 and into August 27. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

Shelves for water sit nearly empty at a Waldbaum's grocery store as New Yorkers stock up on supplies in preparation for Hurricane Irene in Queens, New York, USA, 26, August 2011. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

Milk refrigerators sit almost empty at a Target store as New Yorkers stock up on supplies in preparation for Hurricane Irene in Queens, New York, USA, 26, August 2011. The New York area is bracing for Hurricane Irene to hit late on August 26 and into August 27. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

Walking passengers queue to leave on the ferry in an effort to leave the island of Martha's Vineyard before the arrival of Hurricane Irene in Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA 26 August 2011. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

Empty chairs sit on the porch of the boarded up Wesley Hotel in Oak Bluffs before the arrival of Hurricane Irene on Martha's Vineyard, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA 26 August 2011. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

Cars queue to leave on the ferry in an effort to leave the island of Martha's Vineyard before the arrival of Hurricane Irene in Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA 26 August 2011. EPA/CJ GUNTHER