Hurricane Earl setting sights on the Cape

States of Emergency have been declared in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland  ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Earl.   The storm is about 870 miles south southwest of Nantucket.

Maximum sustained winds are at  145 miles per hour.
 

WBZ's Ed Walsh spoke with CBS Early Show weatherman Dave Price:

Hurricane warnings are up from Westport to Hull and the islands.  Watches are up for other coastal areas as far north at Eastport, Maine.

WBZ's Deb Lawler spoke with WBZ-TV Meteorologist Joe Joyce:

Earl is expected to pass to our east by sometime Friday night.

Gregg Tivnan is  Nantucket's assistant Town Manager.   He gives WBZ producer Jon MacLean an update:

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