August 31, 2010
By: Bruce Berry
For the first time this hurricane season, some of the U.S.'s major population centers could be vulnerable to the effects of a tropical storm, according to the Washington Post.
Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate told the Post that Hurricane Earl has the potential to affect Labor Day plans in a number of areas on the East Coast. "For a lot of areas it may be too early to say, but you can be a little more flexible if you pay attention," he said. "Don't cancel anything outright, it'll be a conditional case-by-case situation, but chances are, unless you're being directly impacted, you may have a good weekend."
The government has set up a website, Ready.gov, to provide information about preparedness and safety for people living in areas that could potentially be affected by Earl or other storms this hurricane season.
Preliminary reports indicate that Earl did not cause any injuries or fatalities on the first few islands that it passed, though this could change with a shift in course or intensity, according to National Public Radio.
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