BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Earl is moving on up the East Coast after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks.
It flooded roads on the narrow vacation islands and caused some power outages, but there are no reports so far of any injuries or major damage.
At first light, 1 to 2 feet of water covered roads in the community of Buxton on Cape Hatteras.
The area got some heavy rain, but the hurricane-force winds apparently stayed offshore. At its closest approach, its center passed about 85 miles east of Cape Hatteras.
At 8 a.m. Eastern time, Earl was about 130 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras, moving northeast at 18 miles an hour. Its winds sustained winds were 105 miles an hour.
Earl is expected to continue stirring up dangerous surf and rip currents along the East Coast. Forecasters expect it to stay 100 to 200 miles off New Jersey and New York's Long Island but pass very close to Cape Cod and Nantucket Island, Mass.
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Tony Winton
Hurricane Earl is moving past the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but conditions are still far from normal there. AP correspondent Tony Winton was riding out the storm and has an update.
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Tony Winton
the AP's Tony Winton reports only light to moderate damage after Earl scraped the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
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Tony Winton
Tony Winton reports that there doesn't appear to be heavy damage to the Outer Banks from Hurricane Earl, which made a glancing blow in the wee hours overnight.
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Bill Read (reed), director, National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read says the hurricane is expected to have limited impact.
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Bill Read (reed), director, National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read says the Massachusetts coast will be the hardest-hit area.
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: Debris covers the road along the beach in south Nags Head, N.C., Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 after wind and rain from Hurricane Earl passed through overnight.
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: A metal roof is seen on the ground after winds from Hurricane Earl passed through overnight in Nags Head, N.C., Friday, Sept. 3, 2010.
