Hurricane Earl storm system has weakened for the moment, but it successfully reached and hit the Outer Banks. It has now created a tropical storm condition in Outer Banks North Carolina, as the winds speeds at the core have reached 105 mph. Overall the storm system of Earl has weakened but the winds are still powerful to sustain.
According to the weather reports, Earl’s eye is 85 miles east southeast to Cape Hatteras, and is going to stay out into the sea. Wind speeds hitting the Outer Bank are at 58 mph, and after day break authorities will be able to see the damage done by Earl.
There has been a little flooding on the coasts of some counties and there was also a small storm surge witnessed at the coast. There has been some damage to the highways as sand has reached the tar, but the situation in ok for the moment. Earl will be moving out into the Atlantic soon enough.
