Is Your Weekend in the Projected Path of Hurricane Earl?
The weather is still dry here in New York City, even though weathermen promised that the wrath of Hurricane Earl would be felt in high winds and heavy rain by now. Earl, however, seems a bit late to our Labor Day long weekend and we hope he doesn't come to the picnic at all.
According to the Weather Channel, the hurricane has decreased to a Category 2-level storm, but that doesn't mean that it'll end up being just a nice summer rainstorm by the time it hits Cape Cod Saturday. Luckily for everyone, Earl has kept far enough off the coast to only generate wind, rain and waves and none of the scary stuff that makes you fear your house could fall around you. Peak winds are 105 mph, but that's offshore.
The estimated hurricane path for the weekend has a fraction of that wind speed hitting the east coast above Long Island, until the bulk of the beast enters right into Canada's Bay of Fundy, between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, bringing only 65 mph winds with it at that point. Earl has already done his damage to North Carolina and the Outer Banks, causing storm surge waves to wreck piers and flood roads.
If you're worrying about Hurricane Earl throwing a wrench in your Labor Day plans, it looks as though the threat of more than half a day of heavy weather has decreased, unless you are out in Cape Cod, which could get a pounding before the storm sets its sights full on Nova Scotia. Hopefully your Labor Day plans don't include a trip to the Canadian Maritime provinces, because Earl could have you camping out in your hotel room away from the wind and rain from late Saturday through Sunday.
Monday—Labor Day—should at last be nice all around. Have a good one!
[Photo: NASA]
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