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Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean

St. Augustine to get more heavy surf

Associated Press Writer

Tropical Storm Earl will be flirting with the East Coast of the US and could be a very damaging storm.(Image courtesy of Stormpulse.com)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.