Hurricane Earl weakens to Category 3 storm
Hurricane Earl weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm as it churned toward the eastern US seaboard on Wednesday and looked to sideswipe the densely populated coast from North Carolina to New England, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Earl has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane and is on track for the Northeast, with top sustained winds near 85 mph, the National Weather Service reported Friday morning.