Suffolk

Hurricane Earl doesn't pack a punch

Originally published: September 4, 2010 11:19 AM
Updated: September 4, 2010 9:57 PM
By YAMICHE ALCINDOR, MATTHEW CHAYES, MARK HARRINGTON, NOMAAN MERCHANT, DEBBIE TUMA, JOIE TYRRELL AND JOHN VALENTI lidesk@newsday.com

Quick ReadHis name was Earl and, as far as most Long Islanders were concerned, when it comes to hurricanes he was nothing but a blowhard.

Photo credit: Photo by James Carbone | Andrew Wlos and Marie Walsh, of Wsthampton Beach, watch waves crash on Pike Beach on Dune Road in Westhampton Beach Friday morning. September 3, 2010

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That's all ya got, Earl?

The little hurricane that could have - well, he didn't.

Despite a worry-filled week of warnings, stormy forecasts and emergency closures, Hurricane Earl passed well east of Long Island early Saturday without causing widespread trouble.

"All told, we did well," said Joseph Williams, Suffolk's emergency management commissioner. "We're not aware of any trees...

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