Hurricane Earl On The Path for North Carolina And More

Hurricane Earl is roaring on in the direction of North Carolina and threatening the East coast of the United States. It's a monster Category 4 storm and everyone from the meteorologists to the storm chasers are following it very closely. Below is a current article on the subject.
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Earl on path for N. Carolina, then due north
Weather - msnbc.com news service

"MIAMI — Hurricane Earl, a monster Category 4 storm with 135 mph winds, churned on a path toward the North Carolina coast on Tuesday after lashing Puerto Rico and northeast Caribbean islands with winds, rain and waves.

The forecast track of Earl, the second major hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic season, showed fringes clipping North Carolina's Outer Banks barrier islands early on Friday and also threatening the East Coast northward from there."

"Interests from the Carolinas northward to New England should monitor the progress of Earl," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.

In particular, Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks could see a "close approach" from Earl, the center said.
A hurricane watch could be posted by Tuesday night for the mid-Atlantic coast, alerting residents to expect storm conditions within 72 hours, the center said.

No evacuations were announced, but that could change if Earl deviates a bit farther west, Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Craig Fugate said Tuesday.

"Interests from the Carolinas northward to New England should monitor the progress of Earl," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.

Fugate said the primary risk from Earl if it suddenly changed course westwards would be from storm surge on the shoreline.

Barry Baxter, a hurricane center meteorologist, said forecasters had nudged the storm's track slightly to the west overnight but still had it narrowly missing a direct full-on impact to the U.S. coast.

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Category 4 Hurricane Earl may rake U.S. east coast

The hurricane season in here and this latest storm named Earl was expected to veer off and just swipe the coast. However, it has strengthened to a Category 4 and  its path is less certain, according to the article below. It could do some major damage anywhere along the coast. We'll just have to stay tuned . .
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Strengthening Hurricane Earl may rake U.S. east coast

Tuesday August 31, 2010

"MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday after lashing the northeast Caribbean islands, and was expected to swipe the U.S. East Coast in the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Centre said.
Hurricane Danielle is (L) is seen southeast of Bermuda and Tropical Storm Earl (C) is pictured west of the Cape Verde Islands, in this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite image taken August 26, 2010 and released August 28. (REUTERS/NOAA/Handout)

But the Miami-based forecasters said it was too early to say which part of the U.S. eastern seaboard might be impacted by Earl, the second major hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic season."

Earl had sustained winds of 135 mph (215 kph) and could strengthen in the next two days, the forecasters said.

The hurricane was moving west-northwest on a curving track that the National Hurricane Centre said would take it near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, on Thursday and Friday.
A direct hit could not be ruled out, and Earl was expected to bring drenching rain, dangerous seas and surf and gusting wind to the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to New England and Canada, said Alex Sosnowski, a senior meteorologist for private forecaster AccuWeather.

"How nasty the weather gets in this region will depend on the exact track of Earl and its proximity to the coast," Sosnowski said in a posting on the AccuWeather website.
If Earl swings farther west than expected, heavy rain could sweep the Interstate 95 corridor from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City, he said.

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