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Va. governor declares state of emergency for Hurricane Earl

This image provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shows Hurricane Earl (lower right) at 1 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. At 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday the center of the storm was located about 910 miles south-southeast of Wilmington, N.C. The Category 4 hurricane was moving northwest at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 135 mph. (AP Photo/NASA)This image provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shows Hurricane Earl (lower right) at 1 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. At 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday the center of the storm was located about 910 miles south-southeast of Wilmington, N.C. The Category 4 hurricane was moving northwest at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 135 mph. (AP Photo/NASA)

By Bob Lewis

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Associated Press

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has declared a state of emergency to help prepare for Hurricane Earl.

The governor’s declaration allows additional resources and staff to be positioned ahead of the storm.

Weather forecasters say the category 3 hurricane could follow a track that takes it past Virginia’s eastern shore.

McDonnell says because forecasters are still uncertain about the storm’s path, he decided to issue the declaration Wednesday as a precautionary move.

The weather service has issued a hurricane watch for Chesapeake, Norfolk, Northhampton and Virginia Beach.

 

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