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Hurricane Earl looks like a near miss, but preparations urged

Hurricane Earl looks like a near miss, but preparations urged

Meteorologists continue to predict that monster Hurricane Earl will parallel the coast and spare the area any major damage, but emergency management officials are warning people to be prepared anyway. The National Hurricane Center in Miami was holding to its forecast that Earl, now a Category 3 storm sporting sustained winds of 125 mph, would skirt...

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GEICO reminder: It’s not over ‘til it’s over

GEICO reminder: It’s not over ‘til it’s over

2010 Hurricane season not quite finished WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Although the United States has fared well this hurricane season, it’s important to know that the threat of hurricanes doesn’t officially end until November 30. and hurricanes may or may not respect that official date. “and thankfully its strength broke up and its damage was minimal. But...

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Above the Capital … » Hurricane Preparedness Checklist

Above the Capital … » Hurricane Preparedness Checklist

Posted by Maj Paul Cianciolo on September 2nd, 2010 filed in Advice, Disaster Relief, Emergency Services, Safety Category 4 Hurricane Earl is now 400 miles from North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Hurricane watches have been issued from North Carolina to Massachusetts for the next 72 hours. Forecasts are still favorable for our local area, but please continue...

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Global Hawk flies through the eye of the storm

Global Hawk flies through the eye of the storm

NASA pilots have successfully flown an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft through the eye of several hurricanes. Indeed, the UAS recently completed a 24-hour mission during which it monitored Hurricane Earl from an altitude of 60,000 feet, while making a total of seven passes through the storm’s eye. NASA also deployed the Global Hawk to study tropical...

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Hurricane preparation in Gainesville

Hurricane preparation in Gainesville

Three active storms are currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean, two of which are hurricanes. But all Florida is seeing from the storms are some heavy rip currents and surf-able waves along the east coast. “Hurricane Danielle has already made it’s curvature to the northeast,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Eric Zappe. “It’s already having an...

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Could New York City Handle a Hurricane?

Could New York City Handle a Hurricane?

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Earl may swing by dangerously close to the U.S. East Coast before curving back out to sea. while the odds are it won’t strike new York City directly, such an event is not unprecedented, and the city has plans in place to evacuate – and to hunker...

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Hurricane Earl menaces US East Coast – Yahoo! Canada News

Hurricane Earl menaces US East Coast – Yahoo! Canada News

KITTY HAWK, North Carolina (AFP) – Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled North Carolina’s barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf. ADVERTISEMENT The strongest Atlantic storm of 2010, Earl was expected to remain offshore but still skirt much of...

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Hurricane Earl rakes U.S. East Coast with wind, rain

Hurricane Earl rakes U.S. East Coast with wind, rain

MANTEO, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Earl raked North Carolina's barrier islands with gusting winds, pounding surf and rain on Thursday as it took a swipe at the U.S. East Coast on an offshore path towards new England and Canada. After weakening from a Category 4 peak to a downscaled but still dangerous Category 2 storm,...

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Capstone’s Eco-i-Lites, a Hurricane Preparedness Necessity

Capstone’s Eco-i-Lites, a Hurricane Preparedness Necessity

SOURCE: CHDT Corporation   Sep 02, 2010 07:00 ET DEERFIELD BEACH, FL–(Marketwire – September 2, 2010) –  South Florida-based Capstone Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of CHDT Corporation (OTCBB: CHDO), announced today Eco-i-Lites are available in Hardware Stores, Specialty Retailers and Warehouse Clubs throughout the East Coast in preparation for Hurricane Earl as it makes its...

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Hurricane Earl picks up force

Hurricane Earl picks up force

By: The Associated Press BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Earl blew toward the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday as a major storm with winds of around 145 mph as forecasters tried to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest gales and heaviest surge would get to North Carolina’s fragile chain of barrier islands.They also were trying to figure...

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