Earl hits Nova Scotia but spares New England; Gaston still a threat
Posted: 12:30 PM EDT on September 04, 2010
Tropical Storm Earl roared ashore over western Nova Scotia late this morning, bringing heavy rain and tropical storm force winds to much of the province. The capital of Halifax recorded sustained winds of 51 mph, gusting to 75 mph this afternoon, and the power is out to tens of thousands of residents in Nova Scotia. Earl's center passed about 100 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, at 1am EDT this morning, and the winds on the weak left side of the storm never reached sustained tropical storm strength (39 mph) at any New England land station. Earl brought heavy rains of up to five inches to Cape Cod and Marthas Vineyard.
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