Earl: 3rd strongest hurricane on record so far north in U.S. coastal waters
Posted: 11:36 AM EDT on September 02, 2010
Hurricane Earl strengthened significantly overnight, and its Category 4 140 mph winds make it the third strongest Atlantic hurricane on record so far north in U.S. coastal waters. Earl is headed for a close brush with North Carolina's Outer Banks, and rain bands will begin to spread over coastal North Carolina this afternoon. Earl is expected to maintain major hurricane status as it passes North Carolina early Friday morning, but weaken to a Category 2 hurricane early Saturday morning, when it will pass near Nantucket and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Earl is expected to make landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada on Saturday as a Category 1 hurricane.
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