Sept. 4, 2010
A barricade restricts access to West Dennis Beach in Cape Cod, Mass.
Steven Senne-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
The Gallishaw family from Seekonk, Mass., braces for a wave crashing over the Goosebury Island causeway in Westport, Mass.
Peter Pereira-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
A storefront in Chatham, Mass., has a message for the storm.
Steven Senne-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
Utility company trucks line up for the ferry to Martha's Vineyard to address power outages caused by the storm.
Adam Hunger-Reuters
Sept. 3, 2010
The Chatham Lighthouse in Massachusetts brightens a sky darkened by fog.
Steven Senne-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
Meghan and Mike Walsh of Brooklyn, N.Y., encounter strong winds at Montauk Point Lighthouse in New York.
Kathy Kmonicek-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
A girl receives attention after being hit by a log that was launched by a wave in Montauk, N.Y.
Jessica Rinaldi-Reuters
Sept. 3, 2010
Lifeguards and a few spectators remained at Hither Hills State Park in Montauk, N.Y., to watch the rough waves.
Kathy Kmonicek-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
Nishiyah McKinney, 13, braces for the wake of a passing car on a flooded street in Atlantic City, N.J.
Matt Rourke-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
Utility crews repair toppled power lines in Nags Head, N.C.
Paul J. Richards-AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 4, 2010
Traffic backs up on the Bonner Bridge near Nags Head, N.C., as people return to Hatteras Island after mandatory evacuations earlier in the week.
Gerry Broome-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
Kim Harper drags a workbench across flooded Highway 12 in Frisco, N.C. Flood waters carried it away from her home overnight.
Steve Early-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
Velma Saunders helps clean a relative's trailer home that was crushed under a tree in Manteo, N.C.
Richard Clement-Reuters
Sept. 4, 2010
Marty Joyce and his wife, Patti Serena, remove protective plywood from the windows on their summer home in Yarmouth, Mass.
Steven Senne-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
A restaurant in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., has its fish decoration returned to its usual spot after the storm passed.
Mark Wilson-Getty Images
Sept. 3, 2010
Large waves crash onto the beach in Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 3, 2010
Surf watchers in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., take in the view from the Avalon Fishing Pier. Sporadic flooding was reported along the barrier islands of North Carolina, along with some power outages and relatively minor beach damage.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 3, 2010
Tourists from Pennsylvania walk along the beach at Nags Head, N.C., on Friday.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 3, 2010
The Avalon Fishing Pier at Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 3, 2010
A truck travels north on Highway 12 in Nags Head, N.C., on Friday.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 3, 2010
Yaovi Toglo of Virginia Beach watches the waves crash against a pier on Friday. "I wish it was worse," said Toglo. "I've never seen a hurricane, so I wanted my first one to be a little more exciting."
Jahi Chikwendiu-The Washington Post
Sept. 3, 2010
Wesley Jacocks of Chesapeake, Va., prospects for metal at Virginia Beach as Hurricane Earl skims the East Coast on Friday. "If the wind and waves are right," he said, "they work off the top layer of sand, exposing heavy metals."
Jahi Chikwendiu-The Washington Post
Sept. 3, 2010
Yaovi Toglo at Virginia Beach on Friday.
Jahi Chikwendiu-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
Surfers take advantage of the bigger-than-normal swells in Virginia Beach, Va., as Hurricane Earl slowly approaches the East Coast. One surfer, Robert Lee Fitzgerald (not pictured), said, "We don't get that much surf here, so we cherish these hurricane swells."
Jahi Chikwendiu-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
A surfer takes advantage of hurricane swells in Virginia Beach, Va. After the storm passes North Carolina, Earl is expected to sweep further off the coast and weaken slightly, perhaps becoming a tropical storm.
Jahi Chikwendiu-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
John Mauldin, 41, uses Hurricane Earl's high winds to do some kite surfing in Virginia Beach, Va.
Jahi Chikwendiu-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
People pass by a boarded-up shop on Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach, Va.
Jahi Chikwendiu-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
Dustin Courtright (on ladder) and Albert Garcia board up the windows of the Sunglass Shack on Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach, Va. After a man criticized his preparations as overblown, Courtright said, "It's not that the storm will hit us directly. If the wind picks up, it shoots roof gravel like bullets and those rocks coming at 60mph will shatter windows. We boarded up our windows for Hurricane Isabel. People who didn't board up, most of their windows were shattered."
Jahi Chikwendiu-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
Kerry Hosek stocks up on water at the Super Stop & Shop on Montauk Highway in Bay Shore, N.Y., in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Earl. Though the storm is weakening, tropical storm-force winds of 40 to 75 mph will still probably lash many areas, including New York resort towns on Long Island and coastal areas in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Kathy Kmonicek-AP
Sept. 2, 2010
Troopers Woodrow Everette, left, and Tom Griffin, with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, guard the north end of the Bonner Bridge leading onto Hatteras Island near Nags Head, N.C. The bridge was closed to traffic due to mandatory evacuations for Hurricane Earl.
Gerry Broome-AP
Sept. 3, 2010
Waves surround an ocean-front hotel deck in Nags Head, N.C. Hurricane Earl pounded the Outer Banks with heavy rains and strong winds early Friday morning as the eye of the storm passed around 90 miles off the coast.
Gerry Broome-AP
Sept. 2, 2010
(From left) Scott Porter, Ray Tillery, Steve Colton, Mary Lee and George Beckerdite party on the deck at Jack's Waterfront Bar as Hurricane Earl approaches Morehead City, N.C.
Chris Seward-AP
Sept. 2, 2010
People watch as heavy surf from Hurricane Earl hits the Avalon Fishing Pier in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Early signs suggested the ocean surge was not as severe as predicted, but residents awaited full daylight to assess the damage.
Mark Wilson-Getty Images
Sept. 2, 2010
Two youngsters go wading as the water rises around breachfront houses in Nags Head, N.C.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
The rising surf surges toward shorefront houses in Nags Head as Hurricane Earl approaches the Outer Banks.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
Waves crash into the Surf City pier as swells from Hurricane Earl reach the North Carolina coast.
Matt Born-Associated Press
Sept. 2, 2010
Hank Griffin pulls in a bluefish while fishing with his fiancee, Teresa James, in Nags Head.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
Hank Griffin and Teresa James, both of Manteo, N.C., walk off the fishing pier at Nags Head.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
A couple strolls down the beach in Nags Head as Hurricane Earl approaches the Outer Banks.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
Two women look out on the beach at Nags Head as the storm approaches.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
Douglas Howell carries plywood that will be used to board up windows at a Napa auto parts store in Buxton, N.C.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
This image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the storm's approach to the East Coast.
AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 2, 2010
The Croatan Highway is packed as people leave the Outer Banks.
Mark Wilson-Getty Images
Sept. 1, 2010
Vacationers were urged to leave the beaches in advance of Earl.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
People place plastic sheeting in the Carteret public library in Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
Chuck Burton-AP
Sept. 2, 2010
A life guard stand is taken from the beach in Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Mark Wilson-Getty Images
Sept. 2, 2010
From front: Makayla Brill, Trevin Spaid, Breauna Dicken and Kaile Whittington carry supplies as they prepare to leave Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Mark Wilson-Getty Images
Sept. 2, 2010
Sgt. Jon Gate of the fire department in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., fastens shutters on a window.
Paul J. Richards-AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 2, 2010
A sign in Buxton, N.C., expresses the sentiments of many business owners who are worried about a loss of customers over Labor Day weekend.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Sept. 2, 2010
Clouds from the outer bands of Hurricane Earl appear over the Atlantic ocean at sunrise in Nags Head, N.C. With winds swirling at around 145 mph, Earl continues to barrel toward the Eastern Seaboard and forecasters were trying to pinpoint exactly how close the strongest winds and heaviest surge would get to North Carolina's fragile chain of barrier islands.
Gerry Broome-AP
Sept. 1, 2010
A fisherman stands on the end of the Oceana Pier as Hurricane Earl heads toward the East Coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C.
Chuck Burton-AP
Sept. 1, 2010
From left, Chase Woolridge, Whit Lombardo, Tyler Woolridge and Jennifer Magner climb on sand bags in Nags Head, N.C. By Thursday, tourists were largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks, but those residents who stayed behind said they were prepared to face down Hurricane Earl.
Gerry Broome-AP
Sept. 1, 2010
A red flag flies due to the dangerous surf caused by the approach of Hurricane Earl in Kitty Hawk, N.C. A hurricane warning has been issued for most of the North Carolina coastline due to the storm that is expected to pass the Outer Banks by early Friday morning.
Mark Wilson-Getty Images
Sept. 1, 2010
Members of the Wood and Rollins families from Newport News, Va., stand on the balcony of their rented beach house waving at passing cars in Avon, N.C. The families say they will ride out Hurricane Earl.
Mark Wilson-Getty Images
Sept. 1, 2010
A boarded-up window has a message for Hurricane Earl at the Buxton Beach Motel on North Carolina's Hatteras Island.
Gerry Broome-AP
Sept. 1, 2010
A Comfort Inn in Buxton, N.C., has no hospitality for Hurricane Earl.
Chuck Liddy-AP
Sept. 1, 2010
Bull on the Beach Restaurant & Pub in Ocean City, Md. hopes to entice customers with a Hurricane Earl sign. As Earl spun into a powerful Category 4 storm, the governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland declared states of emergency.
Laura Emmons-AP
Sept. 1, 2010
A line of cars heads north on Highway 12 near the north end of Hatteras Island during the mandatory visitor evacuation for Hurricane Earl. While thousands of tourists heeded calls to evacuate Hatteras Island, locals familiar with hurricanes vowed to ride out Earl, preparing to spend days stranded from the mainland.
Steve Earley-AP
Sept. 1, 2010
Vacationers depart a ferry as they evacuate from Ocracoke Island in Hatteras Village, N.C.
Richard Clement-Reuters
Sept. 1, 2010
Don Jones carries a sheet of plywood to protect a beach house window from Hurricane Earl's strong winds in Buxton, N.C.
Mark Wilson-Getty Images
September 1
Vacationers head north out of Buxton, N.C., part of the Outer Banks. Evacuations from Hatteras Island were ordered.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
August 30
This photo from NASA shows Hurricane Earl moving over the Atlantic Ocean, as seen from the International Space Station.
Douglas H. Wheelock-NASA via Getty Images
September 1
Vacationers and residents board a ferry leaving Ocracoke Island, also under mandatory evacuation orders.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
Ferries out of Ocracoke Island have been packed.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
September 1
Vacationers in Buxton, N.C., part of the Outer Banks, enjoy their last moments on the beach before leaving.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
September 1
A surfer in Rodanthe, N.C., takes advantage of the hurricane's wild waves.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
September 1
Red flags warn swimmers at Kure Beach, N.C., to get out of the water because of powerful waves.
Bruce Smith-Associated Press
September 1
Jason Bosley, top, and Lucas Wolfe, install plywood sheeting to protect the windows at the Ride Hatteras Surf Shop in Avon, N.C.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
September 1
Visitors to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse leave for their cars.
Ricky Carioti-The Washington Post
September 1
This NASA image, taken at 1 a.m. Wednesday, shows Hurricane Earl as it headed toward the East Coast.
Associated Press
August 31
Avionics technician Dennis Pitts works on NASA's Global Hawk weather reconnaissance drone at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The unmanned, high-altitude aerial vehicle has been sent east to gather data about Hurricane Earl.
Robyn Beck-Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
Aug. 31, 2010
The Global Hawk reconnaissance drone, which will gather data about Hurricane Earl as it affects the East Coast later this week, is piloted from this flight operations room at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California.
Robyn Beck-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 31, 2010
People walk along the Coney Island boardwalk on a hot afternoon in New York City. FEMA officials warned people along the coast to prepare for possible evacuation orders from state and local governments. An evacuation has already been ordered for North Carolina's Ocracoke Island and the National Weather Service issued a hurricane watch Wednesday for Virginia's beaches.
Spencer Platt-Getty Images
Aug. 30, 2010
Luis Colon uses an umbrella to shield himself from rain and wind caused by the approaching Hurricane Earl in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Earl turned into a Category 4 storm Monday and could swipe the East Coast in the next few days.
Andres Leighton-AP
Aug. 31, 2010
A satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Earl as it barrels toward the East Coast. Experts forecast it may reach North Carolina by midweek and travel northward from there.
AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 30, 2010
A boy takes cover from a wave caused by Hurricane Earl in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Earl battered some islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds.
Ricardo Arduengo-AP
Aug. 30, 2010
A house is flooded by an overflown river during Hurricane Earl's heavy rains at Potters Village on the Caribbean island of Antigua.
Johnny Jno-Baptiste-AP
Aug. 30, 2010
A sunken boat sits in St. John's harbor on the island of Antigua.
Johnny Jno-Baptiste-AP
Aug. 30, 2010
Meteorologist Jessica Schauer works on tracking Hurricane Earl at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Schauer said that "interests from North Carolina all the way to Maine should keep an eye on the system," which should be parallel to the U.S. coast line later this week.
Joe Raedle-Getty Images
Aug. 30, 2010
Winds caused by Hurricane Earl kick up waves in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Andres Leighton-AP
Aug. 30, 2010
A street is blocked by a fallen tree in Fitches Creek, Antigua.
Johnny Jno-Baptiste-AP
Aug. 30, 2010
Soldiers help remove a fallen tree in the village of Liberta after Hurricane Earl passed by the Caribbean island of Antigua.
Johnny Jno-Baptiste-AP
Aug. 30, 2010
A satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows warm ocean temperatures (seen illustrated in red), which intensify the strength of Hurricane Earl. Hurricane Danielle can be seen to the north-northeast and a potential developing tropical storm to the east.
NOAA via Getty Images
Aug. 30, 2010
Tourists wade in the water under cloudy skies caused by the approaching Hurricane Earl in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ricardo Arduengo-AP
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