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Alert. the first tropical storm of the season forming off the coast of south carolina. tropical storm alberto, packing winds of just 45 miles per hour. as of now, the storm is not a threat to land, according to the national weather service. they're not issuing any watches or warnings. meantime, the central plains and the rockies dealing with the risk of severe weather this weekend as well. storms producing large hail and strong winds are possible into the night for a huge chunk of the nation, from north texas all the way to southern minnesota. tornadoes also a threat for kansas and nebraska. >...

states, along the eastern seaboard. new york city has ordered an unprecedented evacuation, of 370,000 people. some of america's biggest cities are now bracing for the worst. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." we want to start with chris lawrence, he's joining us from maryland, the chesapeake beach, right now, chris, this powerful storm is moving in your direction, what are you seeing and what are you feeling? >> reporter: i feel very wet, and i can feel a tremendous amount of wind, that kicked up...

we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're watching this hurricane unfold here in the united states. let's go right to ocean city, maryland. cnn's jeanne meserve is standing by. it's beginning to feel the wrath of irene. what's going on? >> reporter: the winds have become strong, so strong that the mayor has told the police to stop patrolling the streets of this town. he says if emergency calls come in, they will be considered on a case-by-case basis. what they're really worried about here is the water. you can see it behind me. the waves are simp...

It's packing winds of something like 155 miles per hour. there are people that have been told to evacuate. they haven't. this is in queensland. basically, they are on their own for 24 hours. the government says you can't leave now. people are bracing themselves. about 150,000 people are going to be impacted. and let's hope that the damage isn't too bad. but they've already been hit by devastating floods. so they just can't seem to catch a break. >> zain, we want to keep chat with you but we have news coming out of egypt we want to get to. you can zee zain every morning on "world one" here on c...

Bid bad earl posing a major threat to millions along the east coast. this is a beautiful storm in terms of immediatology, the terms of the way it's shaped now. perfect with the circulation, evacuations underway in north carolina, that word went out an hour ago, category three storm, a little less intensity than we saw when we went to bed last night. still churning in the atlantic, packing winds of 125 miles an hour. here is your forecast for the folks in north carolina. all the way up to the state of massachusetts. and on into maine. category three, off the coast of north carolina, that's wher...