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Evacuations Begin as Earl Spins Closer to US
Sep 1st 2010 – 11:44AM
Chuck Liddy, Raleigh News & Observer / MCT
(Sept. 1) -- Boats filled with thousands of tourists left a North Carolina barrier island today in the first mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Earl, as federal forecasters warned that more people along the Eastern Seaboard may be forced to leave if the storm comes too close to shore. Weather Resources:- Get Your...
Background on barrier island
Barrier Islands, a coastal landform and a type of barrier system, are relatively narrow strips of sand that are parallel to the mainland coast.
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