6 p.m. Update: Storm Kills 5, 22K NoVA Customers Without Power

Hurricane Irene has contributed to the deaths of five people while making its way up the East Coast, including an 11-year-old boy who died when a tree fell on his family's apartment in Newport News.

Two deaths have been reported in Virginia and three were reported in North Carolina, according to the New York Times.

Dominion reports almost 22,000 customers without power in Northern Virginia.

A tropical storm warning is still in effect for the area, as rain and winds have picked up in Northern Virginia. As of 5 p.m., the storm was roughly 50 miles southeast of Norfolk, Va., and moving north-northeast at 13 miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds near 80 miles per hour. 

The hurricane is forecast to move over the Mid-Atlantic coast on Saturday night and over southern New England on Sunday. The worst weather in Northern Virginia will occur between 6 p.m. tonight and 6 a.m. Sunday.

Patch is live-blogging the storm coverage throughout the weekend. For frequent updates on the storm, local resources and information, go to the homepage of this site and look for the live blog there. It will be one of our top stories through Sunday.