The fifth anniversary of Katrina hitting New Orleans was just lately observed, but on that most auspicious occasion, another tropical storm is presently building off the Gulf Shore. Tropical storm Earl was re-dubbed Hurricane Earl, as it has graduated to a hurricane force storm system. It is already affecting the Caribbean. The storm is a Category 3 hurricane and growing. It is thought that North Carolina could be the most likely place for the storm to land, should it hit the United States.
Puerto Rico closed in by Hurricane Earl
First within the Earl projected path is Puerto Rico. According to ABC, the islands of Vieques and Culebra have been issued storm warnings. The storm caused flooding in several of the Leeward Islands. This involves some damage on the island of Antigua. 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 contain the U.S. Virgin Islands, which have experienced flooding due to Hurricane Earl. Hurricane warnings are in effect for the rest of the Leewards as well. There may be Hurricane Earl damage that occurs later, but the damage in Puerto Rico so far has not been catastrophic.
Hurricane Earl may hit United States of America coastline
Currently, a Hurricane Earl projected path is unclear. The storm might very well become a Category Four before long. The chance of the United States being ran into by hurricane earl isn’t known, according to CNN. By Labor Day Weekend, there will be some minor fallout from the storm that will hit the shore of North Carolina. There will be some rough waters. Some ocean currents could be impacted also. However, Hurricane Earl 2010 might dissipate within days, or get worse and hit the Atlantic coast hard.
Hurricane Danielle is gone
Another developing 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.
Citations
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=11514501
CNN
cnn.com/2010/US/08/30/tropical.weather/?hpt=Sbin
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