Earl made landfall near Western Head in Nova Scotia, Canada, on September 4 as a tropical storm with sustained winds of around 70 mph (110 kmph). Reports said Earl’s strong winds and heavy rain downed trees, flooded roads and cut power to 210,000 homes and businesses in the Canadian province. One man was reportedly killed in the Halifax region after he swam into rough waters to secure a boat that had come loose from its mooring. Earl continued to track in a northeasterly direction after coming ashore in Nova Scotia, moving into in the Gulf of St Lawrence off Newfoundland. Earl had lost much of its strength by the time it reached Canada, after tracking up the U.S. eastern seaboard as a strong hurricane.

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Earl has further weakened into a category 1 hurricane, with the center of the storm presently located around 175 miles (280 kilometers) northeast of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina and 350 miles (565 kilometers) south-southwest of Nantucket in Massachusetts, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Earl is currently packing sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kmph) and is moving in a north-northeast direction at around 21 mph (33 kmph). A turn to the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected in the next 12 to 24 hours. On this forecast track, the NHC says Earl will move away from the North Carolina Outer Banks today and approach southeastern New England tonight as it tracks parallel to the U.S. East Coast. Hurricane-force winds currently extend up to 70 miles (110 kilometers) from the center of the storm while tropical storm winds extend up to 205 miles (335 kilometers).

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Tropical Storm Fiona has continued its journey across the open Atlantic and is currently located approximately 285 miles (460 kilometers) south-southwest of Bermuda, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Fiona has maintained tropical storm status since its formation and currently packs sustained winds of around 50 mph (85 kmph). The storm is traveling in a northerly direction and Fiona is expected take a turn to the north-northeast later today. On this forecast track, Fiona is expected to pass near Bermuda tomorrow (September 4). The NHC said tropical storm-force winds extend 50 miles (85 kilometers) from the centre of the storm.

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Earl has weakened into a category 2 hurricane, with the center of the storm presently located around 85 miles (135 kilometers) east of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina and 465 miles (750 kilometers) south-southwest of Nantucket in Massachusetts, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Earl is currently packing sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kmph) and is moving in a north-northeast direction at around 18 mph (30 kmph). A turn to the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected in the next 12 to 24 hours. On this forecast track, the NHC says Earl will move away from the North Carolina Outer Banks today and approach southeastern New England tonight as it tracks parallel to the U.S. East Coast. Hurricane-force winds currently extend up to 70 miles (110 kilometers) from the center of the storm while tropical storm winds extend up to 205 miles (335 kilometers). Continue reading…

Earl was downgraded to a category three hurricane, with the center of the storm presently located around 245 miles (395 kilometers) south of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina and 720 miles (1,155 kilometers) south-southwest of Nantucket in Massachusetts, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Earl is currently packing sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kmph) and is moving towards the north at around 18 mph (30 kmph). A turn to the north-northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected on Friday. On this forecast track, the NHC says Earl will pass near the North Carolina Outer Bank tonight and approach southeastern New England on Friday (September 3) as it tracks parallel to the U.S. East Coast. At present, hurricane-force winds extend up to 90 miles (150 kilometers) from the center of the storm while tropical storm winds extend up to 230 miles (370 kilometers).

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Typhoon Kompasu made landfall near the North/South Korean border at around 23:00 UTC on September 1 (07:00 local time on September 2) as a weak category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of around 75 mph (120 kmph), according to reports. In the 24 hours before landfall, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said Kompasu weakened from a category 3 typhoon to a weak category 1 typhoon. Kompasu came ashore about 40 miles (70 kilometers) west of South Korea’s capital of Seoul (population of around 10 million people), bringing gale-force winds and heavy rain to the city and wider region. Reports said Kompasu was the strongest storm to hit the Seoul area for 15 years.

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Tropical Storm Gaston, the seventh named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, developed at 21:00 UTC on September 1 and is currently located approximately 965 miles (1,550 kilometers) west of the Cape Verde Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Gaston packs sustained winds of around 40 mph (65 kmph). Gaston is traveling in a westerly direction and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 to 48 hours as the storm gradually strengthens. The NHC said tropical storm-force winds extend 70 miles (110 kilometers) from the center of the storm. Gaston is the fourth named storm to develop in the North Atlantic basin in the last eleven days.

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Earl has re-intensified into a category four hurricane, with the center of the storm presently located around 410 miles (660 kilometers) south of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina and 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) south-southwest of Nantucket in Massachusetts, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Earl is currently packing sustained winds of 145 mph (230 kmph) and is moving towards the north-northwest at around 18 mph (30 kmph). A turn to the north is expected later today and Earl is then expected to move towards the north-northeast. On this forecast track, the NHC says Earl will pass near the North Carolina Outer Bank tonight and approach southeastern New England on Friday (September 3)as it tracks parallel to the US east coast. At present, hurricane-force winds extend up to 90 miles (150 kilometers)from the center of the storm while tropical storm winds extend up to 230 miles (370 kilometers).

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Earl remains a category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), with the center of the storm presently located around 170 miles (270 kilometers) east-northeast of San Salvador and around 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina. Earl is currently packing sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kmph) and is moving towards the northwest at around 17 mph (28 kmph). The NHC reports that this general motion is set to continue today, with the storm making a gradual turn to the north-northwest thereafter. According to the NHC, the center of Earl is forecast to track well east and northeast of the Bahamas today and tonight, and will approach the North Carolina coast by late Thursday ( September 2). At present, hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 kilometers) and tropical storm winds extend outward up to 200 miles (325 kilometers) from the center of the storm.

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Typhoon Kompasu, the seventh tropical cyclone in the region this year, is presently located around 242 miles (389 kilometers) to the south southwest of Seoul, South Korea, according to a recent update from the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC). According to the JTWC, Kompasu is now a category one typhoon and has tracked northward at a forward speed of 23 mph (37 kmph) over the past 6 hours. The typhoon currently packs sustained winds of 92 mph (148 kmph).

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