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Hurricane Earl Approaches: Some Dig In, Others Flee Coast

09/02/2010 9:50 am 0 comments

Source: Rob Stein / The Washington Post

Hurricane Earl swirled toward the East Coast on Thursday with treacherous winds and driving rain, forcing thousands of vacationers to evacuate parts of the Outer Banks and setting in motion a flurry of preparations to minimize damage as far north as Maine.

The National Weather Service restored Earl to a Class 4 hurricane late Wednesday when its winds increased to 135 mph, which, coupled with heavy rain, threatens extensive destruction depending on how close it comes to shore. By Thursday the winds had increased to 145 mph.

“This is a dangerous situation,” said Gladys Rubio, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning early Thursday for the coast of Long Island in New York and a hurricane watch was issued for areas of Massachusetts. A hurricane warning was already in effect for the coast of North Carolina.

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