He notes that this dynamic played out after Hurricane Irene as well.

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Staff writer Dan Fisher (he normally covers finance and the law) has just done it with this very real post about falling off the grid during and after Hurricane Irene.

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The NHC expects Irene to weaken after hitting North Carolina, but it is forecast to remain a hurricane as it moves north along the Atlantic coast on Sunday.

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