Earl Possibly to Upgrade to Category 4 Storm, US Atlantic Coast on Alert |
September 2nd, 2010
On August 30, Hurricane Earl intensified into a Category 4 hurricane — sustained winds 131-155 MPH — before leveling out back into a Category 3 storm. But even as a Category 3 hurricane, Earl is still a major storm with hurricane-force winds extending outward up to 90 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extending outward up to 200 miles. According to the National Hurricane C…