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In North Carolina, Duke reported over 8,200 outages in Mecklenburg County and over 57,000 total in the state, mostly in western counties and in the Piedmont. CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYSIn Georgia, Irma was blamed for three deaths. According to USA TODAY, 35 people were killed in the Caribbean by the dangerous storm. Meteorologist John Wendel said that despite the downgrade in intensity, the remnants of Irma continue to grow in size, with the system now covering over 750 miles from the Atlantic coast all the way to the Mississippi River. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES AND ALERTS, DOWNLOAD THE WCNC APPIn South Carolina, coastal areas saw significant storm surge when Irma roared in Monday. Both Isle of Palms and Folly Beach received eight feet more of storm surge than what Matthew brought in 2016, flooding several roads. Charleston Harbor experienced the third-highest storm surge in history at 10 feet Monday. "Normally, you never see waves coming over, and when you do, it's in isolated areas, not the entire battery wall," said one person. Irma's fury concerned a number of residents, who are quickly reminded of Hugo's devastation in 1989. "Everything is measured in terms of when Hugo happened and what happened then," said one resident. Stick with WCNC.com throughout the week for updates on Hurricane Irma and the latest forecast.© 2017 WCNC.COM... (WCNC)