Satellite image of Hurricane Earl. Hurricane Earl , a large tropical cyclone in the Atlantic ocean, is currently on course to strike parts of the eastern United States , including the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Cape Cod, Massachusetts . The storm began near the Cape Verde islands off the coast of Africa, and moved steadily to the west. It then neared the Caribbean, and caused damage in Puerto Rico and the Anguilla before taking a more northwards track. As of now, Earl continues on a northward track, but is expected to turn to the east. US president Barack Obama has just signed a statewide disaster declaration for North Carolina. Obama says that he is "closely monitoring" the storm and will "aggressively prepare" for any damage or impact caused by Earl. (link) The Weather Channel has updated its computer forecast models for the storm. (link) Emergency management officials in Novia Scotia are advising residents to watch the storm closely, as a landfall may be in the future. (link) Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts in preparation for a possible landfall on Cape Cod. He also deployed the National Guard across possible affected areas. (link) Hurricane Earl has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane on the SSHS . Its current maximum sustained winds are 115 mph (185 kp/h). (link) The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm watch for the coast of New Jersey. A tropical storm watch (TRA) is issued when tropical storm force winds from 39 to 73 mph (63 to 117 km/h) pose a possible threat to a specified coastal area within 48 hours. (link)
Satellite image of Hurricane Earl. , a large tropical cyclone in the Atlantic ocean, is currently on course to strike parts of the eastern , including the of and , . The storm began near the Cape Verde islands off the coast of Africa, and moved steadily to the west. It then neared the Caribbean, and caused damage in Puerto Rico and the before taking a more northwards track. As of now, Earl continues on a northward track, but is expected to turn to the east. US president has just signed a statewide disaster declaration for North Carolina. Obama says that he is "closely monitoring" the storm and will "aggressively prepare" for any damage or impact caused by Earl. (link) The has updated its computer forecast models for the storm. (link) Emergency management officials in are advising residents to watch the storm closely, as a landfall may be in the future. (link) Massachusetts governor has declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts in preparation for a possible landfall on Cape Cod. He also deployed the across possible affected areas. (link) Hurricane Earl has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane on the . Its current maximum sustained winds are 115 mph (185 kp/h). (link) The has issued a tropical storm watch for the coast of New Jersey. A tropical storm watch (TRA) is issued when tropical storm force winds from 39 to 73 mph (63 to 117 km/h) pose a possible threat to a specified coastal area within 48 hours. (link)
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