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RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency as evacuation of the coast ahead of Hurricane Earl continues.

FLORIDA (GaeaTimes.com) -- As the Hurricane Earl is slowly moving towards western Atlantic, Northern Carolina authorities have started evacuating Ocracoke islands via ferry.

NAGS HEAD, N.C. - Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard early Thursday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way.

MIAMI - A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast.