According to CNN, Hurricane Earl has downsized to a category two hurricane. Hurricane warnings and watches are all along the east coast. Earl has had sustainable winds of 110 mph. It is a very large storm measuring to about 166,000 square miles. President Obama signed a disaster declaration for North Carolina on Wednesday evening. The action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate relief efforts and makes federal funds available. Maryland has also issued an emergency declaration. Besides Hurricane Earl, there are two more tropical storms forming in the Atlantic, Fiona and Gaston, that will be closely watched.
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