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LI in tropical storm watch, warning for Earl
Quick ReadA tropical storm warning has been issued for the coast of Long Island from Fire Island Inlet northward to Port Jefferson Harbor and eastward.
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | Juan Lagara of Captain Bill's Marina in Bay Shore loads a boat onto a trailer Wednesday. The boat was ordered out of the water by the owner in preparation for Hurricane Earl. (Sept. 1, 2010)
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Long Island officials looked with wary, anxious eyes at Hurricane Earl Wednesday as the storm regained strength and churned toward North Carolina, but decided against issuing orders to evacuate vulnerable communities such as Fire Island, and cautioned residents and visitors to prepare for downpours and tropical-storm-force winds at the start of the Labor Day weekend.
A tropical storm warning...
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