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Weakened Hurricane Earl fails to make its mark on LI

Originally published: September 4, 2010 1:34 AM
Updated: September 4, 2010 8:09 AM
By JOHN VALENTI  john.valenti@newsday.com

Quick ReadThe ballyhooed storm lost steam as it sped north, and late last night was downgraded to a tropical storm.

Montauk at daybreak the morning after Earl. (Sept.

Photo credit: Newsday / Mark Harrington | Montauk at daybreak the morning after Earl. (Sept. 4, 2010)

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

Forecasters had touted the potential for howling winds and teeming rains leaving downed trees and utility poles in his wake. In the end, Hurricane Earl was mostly hot air.

The 145 mph winds that made Earl a fierce Category 4 hurricane Thursday dissipated...

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