Hurricane Earl, Official Report

Storm type: category 3 hurricane

Ranking: #1 worst hurricane in EI history

Prelude to landfall:

Aug 31, 9:29 PM (EST) - report begins

Aug 31, 9:30 (EST) – Hurricane bulletin,

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WTNT32 KNHC 312351

TCPAT2

BULLETIN

HURRICANE EARL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 26A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072010

800 PM AST TUE AUG 31 2010

...POWERFUL HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...

SUMMARY OF 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION

LOCATION...22.5N 69.1W

ABOUT 125 MI...235 KM ENE OF Grand Turk ISLAND

ABOUT 835 MI...1545 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/HR

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/HR

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES

September 1, 5:30 (EST) - Hurricane bulletin,

000

WTNT32 KNHC 012051

TCPAT2

BULLETIN

HURRICANE EARL ADVISORY NUMBER 30

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072010

500 PM EDT WED SEP 01 2010

...DANGEROUS AND LARGE HURRICANE EARL POSES A THREAT TO THE

MID-ATLANTIC COAST...WATCHES AND WARNINGS EXTENDED NORTHWARD

THROUGH MASSACHUSETTS...

SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

LOCATION...26.3N 73.3W

ABOUT 235 MI...380 KM E OF Great Abaco ISLAND

ABOUT 630 MI...1010 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/HRPRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM

HRMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES