Jay Farley, top, installs covers to a homeowner's oceanfront window as Jason Wheeler, bottom, looks on as Hurricane Earl heads toward the eastern coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
A slightly diminished Hurricane Earl swiped past North Carolina…
Updated: Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010, 1:43 PM MDT
Published : Wednesday, 01 Sep 2010, 1:43 PM MDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency as evacuation of the coast ahead of Hurricane Earl continues.
Gov. Beverly Perdue issued the declaration during a Wednesday afternoon briefing at the state Emergency Operations Center near the state capital.
Earl's strongest winds are expected to reach the coast Thursday night into Friday morning. Perdue warned residents along the Outer Banks to leave those areas immediately.
Already, hundreds of cars were backed up in traffic on N.C. Highway 12, the sole link between the fragile barrier islands and the mainland.
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