Annemieke Farrow, 33, of Long Beach, Calif., signs her name to a boarded up window on a restaurant in Alexandria, Va. Irene has the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage all along a densely populated arc that includes Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond.

First published in the August 26, 2011, 11:11 p.m. edition

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