National by Jane Copley
Hurricane Earl Projected Path Update: 2010 Earl Trajectory Causes NC Evacuations (MAP Photo)
September 1st, 2010
Hurricane Earl’s projected path and trajectory 2010 remains of concern to those on the east coast. Hurricane Earl could become the worst hurricane to brush the east coast in over 20 years. Long Island has not sustained a direct hit since Hurricane Gloria in 1985.
Take a look at the alarming trajectory here.
These types of storm systems are more common in areas such as Florida and around the Gulf Coast. This is why it is so alarming when a system is moving in the direction it is. While areas such as Florida are typically built with hurricanes in mind, there is a lot of infrastructure along the east coast that just won’t hold up to a category 3 or 4 storm.
So far, Earl has become a little weaker, and is now a category 3 storm. It has caused mandatory evacuations for Okracoke Island in North Carolina, and Cape Lookout National Seashore. This is a precaution, as it appears as if Earl is still threatening the area. It’s always better to be safe than sorry.
Maximum sustained winds are 125 mph, and the system is about 180 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina moving west northwest at a speed of 16 mph.
Right now, there is only a hurricane watch in North Carolina – but by the day’s end that’s expected to become a full fledged hurricane warning.
Stay tuned for more updates on Earl. Look at the map photo below for the trajectory – it appears as if Boston may also be threatened by the system.
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This is not alarming, I grew up on the Jersey shore and hurricanes are nothing new along with nor easters that are just as powerful as hurricanes. If you have grown up on the east coast you should be more than ready for this and expect it to hit you. Just get your stuff together and get out come back pick up clean up and rebuild. I do not seem to remember anyone crying for FEMA when I was a kid and THOUSANDS were flooded out with 8 and 9 foot water lines. You just pulled yourself up by the boot straps and started over. When did people start becoming alarmed at storms hitting people that live by the ocean? I was raised with the notion that is by the water is where you choose to live then you will have storms that will take everything away that you leave behind.