Latest timeline: Earl to strike N.C., Va. in middle of night

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Vehicles crawl out of Southern Shores in the Outer Banks of North Carolina this morning after Gov. Beverly Perdue ordered a mandatory evacuation for Dare County ahead of Hurricane Earl's arrival.

Weather Channel meteorologist Bill Karins says the latest projections show Earl coming closest to Cape Hatteras, N.C., and the Virginia coastal cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach about 3 a.m. ET. Earl's a sprinter, though, so those projections will likely change several times today.

From there, Earl will track northeastward parallel with the Eastern Seaboard. Projections have it closest to Long Island, N.Y., and Nantucket Island, Mass., sometime around 6 p.m. ET tomorrow.

Even though the best guess right now is that the hurricane itself won't come ashore — meaning there won't be a lot of rain — Karins says Earl's weaker backside will still pack a powerful punch, with winds near 100 mph.

"There will be damage," he warns.

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just wondering how far inland the severe winds will go?

    Reply#1 - Thu Sep 2, 2010 9:08 PM EDT

    Why is this here? It's January 2011!

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    Reply#2 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:15 PM EST

    Woops!

      Reply#3 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:55 PM EST

      This certainly confused me. I thought we were having a hurricane in January.

        Reply#4 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:07 PM EST

        delta- we are.

          #4.1 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:12 PM EST
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          Wow if this is not the craziest year for weather. First the heavy rains, tornadoes, blizzards and now a hurricane. In January no less!! I feel bad for the people that are bombarded by these things this year. Although my relatives live in most of those states they have not been hit with the birds on the head!

            Reply#5 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:32 PM EST

            Hello is anyone in the front office, must be run entirely by computers that don't think. Definately the wrong time of year for this type of storm. Think snow & Ice - thats whats being reported now

              Reply#6 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:22 PM EST

              The date of the article reads 2 Sep 2010

                Reply#7 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:18 PM EST

                Helllloooooo...............anybody awake there???

                  Reply#8 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:33 PM EST

                  Robo news! LOL

                    Reply#9 - Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:31 PM EST

                    The radiation from Japan has reached the east coast and caused a temporal shift! That or the editors and staff at MSNBC are a bunch of tards. I will leave it up to you to decide which is more likely.

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                    Reply#10 - Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:36 PM EDT

                    Why is this post showing up as "new news" on June 17, 2011????

                      Reply#11 - Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:01 AM EDT

                      I didn't check that date. I was thinking up to the E already? Haha. MSN screws up again. this is 2011 idiots not 2010!

                      That is it no more MSN for me.

                        Reply#12 - Sat Jul 2, 2011 7:14 AM EDT

                        wow they are as bad as France 24

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                        Reply#13 - Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:53 AM EDT

                        So they are, David. I'm almost as bad. when I first read the article, "I thought how did I miss that little bit of weather". Until I noticed the date, I was ready to pack up.

                          #13.1 - Tue Dec 6, 2011 2:02 PM EST
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                          Why is this in the top headlines? It happened almost 10 months ago!

                          I live in VA and wondered why I hadn't heard anything about a storm heading this way.

                            Reply#14 - Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:48 AM EDT

                             This is still showing up!!  Come on MSN people DEPEND on what you post here as being the news.....GET it together!!

                              Reply#15 - Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:20 AM EDT

                              No wonder no one trust the news organizations anymore.

                                Reply#16 - Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:31 AM EDT
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