Follow Newser on Twitter   Friend Newser on Facebook
Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Hurricane Warning Issued for NC

Outer Banks empties out as East Coast readies

By the Associated Press

Posted Sep 1, 2010 10:32 AM CDT

(AP) – A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl bears down on the East Coast, while a hurricane watch now extends into Delaware. Visitors have been evacuating Ocracoke Island in ferries and told to leave neighboring Cape Hatteras in North Carolina's Outer Banks, and federal authorities are warning people all along the Eastern seaboard to be prepared to evacuate.

Emergency officials as far north as Maine are checking their equipment and urging people to have disaster plans and supplies ready. Meanwhile, a new tropical depression has formed far out in the Atlantic. The depression has maximum sustained winds near 35mph, but is likely to strengthen into a tropical storm in the next 48 hours.

A ferry with cars from Ocracoke Island docks in Hatteras, NC, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. An evacuation of Ocracoke is under way as Hurricane Earl approaches the Outer Banks.
A ferry with cars from Ocracoke Island docks in Hatteras, NC, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. An evacuation of Ocracoke is under way as Hurricane Earl approaches the Outer Banks.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Earl from the International Space Station and posted Aug. 31, 2010.
This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Earl from the International Space Station and posted Aug. 31, 2010.   (AP Photo/NASA)
A ferry with cars traveling from Ocracoke Island docks in Hatteras, NC, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. An evacuation of Ocracoke is under way as Hurricane Earl approaches the Outer Banks.
A ferry with cars traveling from Ocracoke Island docks in Hatteras, NC, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. An evacuation of Ocracoke is under way as Hurricane Earl approaches the Outer Banks.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Graphic shows the location and projected path of Hurricane Earl as of 5am today.
Graphic shows the location and projected path of Hurricane Earl as of 5am today.   (Associated Press)
Cars drives over the Croatan Sound leaving Roanoke Island near Manteo, NC. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Earl is expected to bring high winds and heavy rain to the Outer Banks by late Thursday or Friday.
Cars drives over the Croatan Sound leaving Roanoke Island near Manteo, NC. Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Earl is expected to bring high winds and heavy rain to the Outer Banks by late Thursday or Friday.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
My TakeCLICK BELOW TO VOTE
6%
6%
50%
0%
25%
13%
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on this story.

Copyright 2012 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. AP contributed to this report.

US

 
severe weather • Ocracoke • hurricane season • evacuation • hurricane • Outer Banks • hurricanes • Hurricane Earl

More Newser Stories

Hurricane Earl: Warning Issued for Massachusetts Coast

Tropical Storms Nate, Maria Form

Earl Fades Off Into Canada

NC Island Evacuated as Earl Blows In

Katia Swells to Category 2
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Timelines   |   Geek Sugar   |   Business Insider   |   HuffPost Entertainment