Google, "animated Atlantic infrared image." You can see the core of Sandy, trapped by Cape Hatteras ice. Hurricane Irene got gutted like a fish by Cape Hatteras ice. That's where Hurricane Sandy is hung-up, right now. The same place Irene got nailed. Look closely at the the Irene Doppler images. You'll see it got hung up in the same Cape Hatteras spot. For quite awhile. Then, when it tried to "escape," it was torn open by the Hatteras' blade. It rained like crazy, but the hurricane turned into a... Sign in to see full entry.