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Post by ppat324 on Aug 31, 2010 6:56:02 GMT -5
- Hurricane Earl was upgraded to a category four storm Monday as it brushed past Puerto Rico and headed for the eastern US coast, amid warnings it may cause catastrophic damage.
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Post by ppat324 on Aug 31, 2010 18:05:38 GMT -5
Americans from the Carolinas to Cape Cod are already bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Earl, which could be the worst hurricane to hit the area in almost 20 years. Hurricane watches have just been issued for most of the North Carolina coast as the storm barrels closer and gains strength.
The powerful category 4 storm is currently north of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, but the latest forecast track shows it moving further west, then up the East Coast this week. By Thursday night, the storm could pose a significant threat to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and it could affect eastern Long Island and eastern New England by Friday night, into Saturday morning.
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Post by ppat324 on Sept 1, 2010 0:55:25 GMT -5
Authorities concerned at Hurricane Earl approach
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are considering coastal evacuations along the eastern seaboard if Hurricane Earl's track suddenly shifts westward after coming close to the North Carolina coast this week, federal officials said on Tuesday.
"There is still some concern for a close approach to Cape Hatteras on Thursday and Thursday night," National Hurricane Center (NHC) Director Bill Read told a conference call with journalists.
Hurricane Earl, a Category 4 storm packing top sustained winds of 135 miles per hour, was heading on a path toward the North Carolina coast on Tuesday after lashing Puerto Rico and northeast Caribbean islands with winds, rain and waves, the hurricane center said. The forecast sees it swinging up along the U.S. east coast in the coming days.
"We're running parallel to the coast (in our forecast) ... So a small error of 100 miles in the wrong direction could be a huge impact difference," Read said,
"Even a minor shift back to the west could bring impacts to portions of the coastline from the mid-Atlantic northwards," he added.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate said that so far, government forecasters were not predicting any direct full-on landfall for Earl on the U.S. eastern seaboard.
Nevertheless, any sudden deviation to the west in the hurricane's currently forecast track in coming days could prompt coastal evacuations, Fugate said.
He said the primary risk from Earl if it suddenly changed course westwards would be from storm surge on the shoreline.
"Today is the day to make sure you've got your family evacuation plan ... It's too early to rule out anything ... Earl is a very large storm, it's a very powerful storm, and today's your preparedness day. Tomorrow may require people to begin heeding evacuation orders," Fugate said.
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Post by ppat324 on Sept 1, 2010 22:53:37 GMT -5
As Earl moves closer I pray that you guys are ALL OK! I realize that many of you have been through this before and know what to do.....just remember, you can always replace, rebuild or fix....but you cant bring back a lost loved one. As I feel you are all loved ones of mine (we are family, after all) I will be watching and praying that this turns out ok.. God be with you this weekend......ppat
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Post by ppat324 on Sept 2, 2010 11:44:48 GMT -5
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