Hurricane Earl was a powerful tropical cyclone which became the first major hurricane to threaten New England since Hurricane Bob back in 1991. The fifth named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, Earl formed as a hurricane on August 25. On August 29, 2010 after first reported winds of 135 mph the storm weakened before strengthening to 145 mph on September 2. Earl then steadily weakened due to decreasing sea surface temperatures and glanced the outer banks of North Carolina then it dissipated on September 5. These shots were taken on Sept 2nd 2010 from White Crest Beach, Wellfleet Cape Cod Mass.
