
Handout NASA satellite image from the GOES-13 satellite at 7:32 a.m. EDT (11:32 am UTC) on 03 September shows a huge Hurricane Earl northeast of North Carolina with cloud cover stretching over the northeastern US. A disorganized Tropical Storm Fiona is located in the bottom right side of this image. EPA/NASA / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Handout satellite image made and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on 03 September 2010 of Hurricane Earl Northeast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Earl is a category 2 storm with winds in excess of 105 mph (169 km/h). EPA/NOAA / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Handout satellite image made and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on 02 September 2010 of Hurricane Earl as it nears the East Coast of the United States as well as Tropical Storm Fiona and Tropical Storm Gaston. Earl is a category 4 storm with winds in excess of 145 mph (233 km/h); Fiona is not expected to strengthen beyond a tropical storm but Gason is expected to become a hurricane within days. EPA/NOAA / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY

A handout satellite image made and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on 02 September 2010 of Hurricane Earl as it nears the East Coast of the United States. Earl is a category 4 storm with winds in excess of 145 mph (233 km/h). EPA/NOAA/HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Handout satellite image made and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on 01 September 2010 of Hurricane Earl (L) and Tropical Storm Fiona (R). Earl is a category 4 storm with winds in excess of 135 mph (217 km/h) and is forecast to strengthen further and to affect the East Coast of the US later in the week. EPA/NOAA / HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY