Hurricane Earl started in the Caribbean Islands. It is tropical storm that everyone is keeping their eyes on. Earl has built up to a Category four storm although it started as a stage three. The Hurricane Earl path has been closely watched to determine how likely it is to hit the United States. The United States mainland is probably going to be hit by labor day with the hurricane going toward the East Coast. Seems like like the storm is headed a little higher than Virginia. It is designed to hit Cape Cod and Long Island, NY.
Earl may get the coast soon
The Hurricane Earl projected path follows the U.S. East Coast. The Washington Post reports that the hurricane probably won’t make land fall although Earl will come close to the mainland. The expected effects are that high winds, altered currents off shore, and intense rain will occur in areas near or directly on the coast, but little more than that. However, some areas have already been evacuated. Evacuation has been limited to islands off the coast. Most of these are resort towns anyway. From South Carolina to Nova Scotia there have been East Coast advisories.
FEMA ready to roll
President Obama and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have already met. FEMA has established plans for evacuation and put emergency supplies in place in various states, and is in a heightened state of alert. The Outer banks of North Carolina have already been evacuated. Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island were both emptied of tourists. Maryland and Virginia are both in states of emergency already.
Where Earl is headed
The United States of America coastline is getting prepared. This is because Earl is expected to follow the coastline from North Carolina where it is already placed. It is still unclear what the exact path is. It may or may not hit land. It is expected that nobody will see the eye of the storm. It is supposed to be far out at sea still. However, cities on the coast could expect to receive some heavy winds and rain, as New York City and Boston are both expected to.
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Washington Post
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