No. While it did achieve strong category 4 status at one point, it only killed a few people and did about 150 million in damage. Look for Earl again in 2016.
Hurricane Earl is taking place in Georgia.
The first Atlantic hurricane to have its name retired was Hurricane Carol of 1954.
Hurricane Earl's peak sustained winds were 145 mph.
Hurricane Hazel
Due to the death & destruction caused by Hurricane Camille the name was indefinitely retired after the 1969 hurricane season.
Oddly enough no hurricane made landfall in the U.S. in 2010. The closes we came was when Hurricane Earl sideswiped the Atlantic coast.
Hurricane Earl is taking place in Georgia.
Yes. Hurricane Earl produced hurricane conditions in parts of North Carolina and tropical storm conditions in Cape Cod and Long Island.
The first Atlantic hurricane to have its name retired was Hurricane Carol of 1954.
Hurricane is expected to make landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina the night of Thursday, September 2, 2010.
In terms of direct affects the worst hurricane of 2010 was probably Hurricane Earl. In terms of indirect affects however, Hurricane Tomas was probably worse as flooding from this storm has severely worsened the already devastating cholera epidemic in Haiti.
At 11am EDT on September 2 2010, Earl's maximum sustained winds were 140 mph. Hurricane force winds extended 90 miles out from the center, while tropical storm force winds extended 230 miles from the eye.
Hurricane Earl.
Hurricane Hazel
Hurricane Earl's peak sustained winds were 145 mph.
Due to the death & destruction caused by Hurricane Camille the name was indefinitely retired after the 1969 hurricane season.
No! Hurricane Earl will might do some damage to Long Island, but, it will not destroy it. It will not do to Long Island New York, what the hurricane of Sept. 8, 1900 did to Galveston Texas. The panic and worry about what Hurricane Earl could do will probably be much worse than the damage Earl actually does.