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 Coastline. Tropical storm Earl was re-dubbed Hurricane Earl, as it has graduated to a hurricane force storm system. The Category 3 storm is already causing damage in the Caribbean. It may hit the United States, however it’s not certain that it will. If Earl should make landfall, it will likely be in North Carolina.
Hurricane Earl to hit Puerto Rico
There is not much of a Earl projected path. However, what is definite is that Puerto Rico will very likely be hit soon. According to ABC, the islands of Vieques and Culebra have been issued storm warnings. Wind damage was sustained on the island of Antigua, and flooding on a number of of the Leeward Islands. The Leeward Islands are part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago. The Lesser Antilles comprises a broad swath of territory, which involves islands east of Puerto Rico and north of South America. Earl has already caused flooding within the United States of America Virgin Islands, among others, which are part of the Leeward Islands. The Leewards all have hurricane warnings. It isn’t really known what the extent of any Hurricane Earl Puerto Rico damage will be.
Odds of Hurricane Earl hitting United States of America shore
The Hurricane Earl projected path is not entirely clear. That said, it is getting bigger. The storm might very well become a Category Four before long. It’s not known where it will go next. It’s not known, as outlined by CNN, if it will come anywhere close to the United States. That said, there will be some effects felt. There will be some ripples that will certainly hit the shores of North Carolina by Labor Day Weekend. It’s envisioned that North Carolina will experience large swells, and some ocean currents, however no major damage. 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 started to wither away. That hurricane will likely result in little more than some light wind or rain. These won’t be the last storms to be heard of. The 2010 hurricane season is not over yet.
Additional data at these websites
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=11514501
CNN
cnn.com/2010/US/08/30/tropical.weather/?hpt=Sbin
