Officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Hurricane Center say there’s still “considerable uncertainty” as to how close Hurricane Earl will come to the US East Coast.
Still, KYW’s Margie Smith reports, they say today is the day for residents of coastal communities from Maine to North Carolina to start planning if they think they may need to evacuate later this week.
National Hurricane Center director Bill Read:
“If it was my family, I would have them know what they’re going to do now, and then make that decision as the storm gets closer.”
FEMA administrator Craig Fugate says that although the decision to evacuate will be made by local officials in each area, you should to make sure you know what to do:
“Today is the day to make sure you’ve got your family disaster plan, that you’ve checked your supplies, so that if evacuation orders are issued, you know what you’re going to do.”
Right now, the Category 4 storm is forecast to potentially brush North Carolina late Thursday before running parallel to land up the East Coast on Friday and Saturday.
FEMA already has teams deployed in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and North Carolina.
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