And she won't be leaving our shores anytime soon, either.
As of 5 a.m., the center of the storm was still 110 miles off of NYC and Irene was maintaining an intensity of 75 mph.
Conditions are expected to remain this dangerous in bands of torrential rain and damaging winds this morning. Thunderstorm and tornado watches have been extended.
The worst conditions are to continue into the afternoon, the National Weather Service said during its morning update. Large, destructive and life-threatening waves are likely this morning, with a significant storm surge coinciding with high tide.
Five to 12 inches of rain are expected by this afternoon.
There are more than 17,000 Con Edison customers on Staten Island without power as of 7 a.m., according to the utility's online outage map.
There are scores of reports of downed trees and flooding across the borough.
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