The fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans was lately observed, but on that most auspicious occasion, an additional tropical storm is presently building off the Gulf Shoreline. Tropical storm Earl is now Hurricane Earl. The storm is hurricane force. The Category 3 storm is already causing damage within the Caribbean. Earl is not guaranteed to hit the United States, but it is believed that North Carolina is the probably spot should it hit the United States.
Hurricane Earl to hit Puerto Rico
First within the Earl projected path is Puerto Rico. You will find hurricane warnings in effect for numerous islands, as outlined by ABC, including the islands next to Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra. Wind damage was sustained on the island of Antigua, and flooding on various of the Leeward Islands. The Leeward Islands are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago. The Lesser Antilles comprises a broad swath of territory, which includes islands east of Puerto Rico and north of South America. The Leeward Islands consist of the United States of America Virgin Islands, which have experienced flooding due to Hurricane Earl. The Leewards all have hurricane warnings. There may be Hurricane Earl damage that occurs later, however the damage in Puerto Rico so far has not been catastrophic.
U.S. shore could be ran into by Hurricane Earl
There isn’t really a definite Hurricane Earl projected path. The storm is on the move. There is a significant chance it could become a Category Four. It’s not known where it will go next. It isn’t known, according to CNN, if it will come anywhere close to the United States. However, it is projected that some of the effects of the storm will hit the shores of North Carolina by Labor Day weekend. There may be some affected ocean currents, and large swells at sea, but likely no real damage. However, Hurricane Earl 2010 might dissipate within days, or get worse and hit the Atlantic coast hard.
Hurricane Danielle has ceased to be
An additional developing hurricane, Hurricane Danielle, after being upgraded from Tropical Storm Danielle, has begun to wither away. There will likely be little more effect from that storm system than some wind and rain. The 2010 hurricane season though, is far from over.
Additional details at these websites
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=11514501
CNN
cnn.com/2010/US/08/30/tropical.weather/?hpt=Sbin
