&lt;div class=&#34;meta &#34;&gt;&lt;span class=&#34;caption-text &#34;&gt;Waves crash under Jeannette&#38;#39;s Pier as the effects of Hurricane Irene are felt in Nags Head, N.C., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.  &#40;AP Photo&#38;#47; Gerry Broome&#41;&lt;&#47;span&gt;&lt;&#47;div&gt;