Hurricane Earl weakens as it nears US
September 2, 2010
HURRICANE Earl weakened today to a Category Two storm as it approached the US east coast but continued to wreck havoc on coastal communities as tourists fled potentially affected areas and events, including a Ke$ha concert, were cancelled. Rainbands moved on to the coast of North Carolina as Earl continued to move northward today at about 18 miles per hour (30kph), according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). As of 8pm EDT the center of Earl was located about 160 miles (260km) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras. It was expected to pass near the Outer Banks barrier islands later later that night and approach southeastern New England Friday night local time….
