Hurricane Earl began in the Caribbean Islands. It is tropical storm that everybody 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 viewed to determine how likely it is to hit the United States. The U.S. mainland is likely going to be hit by labor day with the hurricane going toward the East Coast. It appears like the storm is headed a little higher than Virginia. It is supposed to hit Cape Cod and Long Island, NY.
Earl track right along the coast
Hurricane Earl is designed to hit the United States East Coast if it stays on its path. According to the Washington Post the path of Earl will bring it close to the mainland, however will not likely make land fall. 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 continues to be limited to islands off the coast. Most of these are resort towns anyway. The whole East Coast was given an advisory. This is anywhere from Nova Scotia to South Carolina.
FEMA ready
President Obama and also the Federal Emergency Management Agency have already met. FEMA has prepared for this one be making evacuation plans already. It has also made emergency supplies available to states already with a state of alert already there. Only a couple of evacuations have taken place so far, mostly around the Outer Banks off North Carolina. 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 path of Earl is expected to follow the United States of America coastline north from its present location off North Carolina. Nobody knows if the storm will hit land yet. The eye of the storm, if it follows the projected path, can be well out to sea. However, cities on the coast could expect to receive some heavy winds and rain, as New York City and Boston are both expected to.
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090105791.html?hpid=topnews and sub=AR and sid=ST2010090105842
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