Hurricane Earl
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The name Earl has been used for six tropical cyclone
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Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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- Hurricane Earl (1980) — drifted over the central Atlantic Ocean without affecting land
- Hurricane Earl (1986) — drifted over the central Atlantic Ocean without affecting land
- Tropical Storm Earl (1992)Tropical Storm Earl (1992)Tropical Storm Earl was the eighth tropical cyclone and the sixth named storm of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season. This storm was never seen as a threat to land because it was predicted to veer away from Florida, though tropical storm force winds were observed in northern part of the state...
— headed towards eastern Florida then veered away. No damage was reported - Hurricane EarlHurricane Earl (1998)Hurricane Earl was an atypical, short-lived Category 2 hurricane that caused moderate damage throughout the Southeast United States. It formed out of a poorly organized tropical disturbance over the southwest Gulf of Mexico late on August 31, 1998...
(1998) — struck the Florida Panhandle, causing approximately $79 million damage and 3 fatalities - Tropical Storm Earl (2004)Tropical Storm Earl (2004)Tropical Storm Earl was the fifth tropical storm of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was a short-lived storm in mid-August 2004 that formed near the Windward Islands and remained weak throughout its short lifespan. It crossed over the Lesser Antilles on August 14 while a modest tropical...
— travelled across the Windward Islands, then dissipated. Its remnants became Hurricane Frank in the eastern Pacific Ocean - Hurricane Earl (2010)Hurricane Earl (2010)Hurricane Earl was a long-lived, powerful tropical cyclone which became the first major hurricane to threaten New England since Hurricane Bob in 1991. The fifth named storm of the 2010 season, Earl developed out of a tropical wave roughly west of the Cape Verde Islands on August 25...
— A strong , long-lived category 4 that affected most of the United States east coast and Canada.