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Photo of the Day: Gilgo Gets Whacked by Irene

Gilgo Beach is hard hit by the hurricane turned tropical storm.

Thankfully Hurricane Irene barrelled toward Fire Island as a tropical storm but was still powerful enough to produce a huge washover at Gilgo Beach Sunday morning.

This photo, courtesy of a West Gilgo resident, shows the devastation at the Town of Babylon beach.


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