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Hurricane Arthur

Arthur is now a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, the National Hurricane Center says.

The storm is expected to graze the U.S. East Coast, then steadily weaken as it is pushed out to sea by a cold front, meteorologists say. As of 9 p.m. ET, the storm was about 55 miles east-northeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina.

Arthur is expected to bring storm surges of up to 5 feet, as well as large, damaging waves, high winds and dangerous rip currents that authorities warned could sweep even the strongest swimmers out to sea. Ref. CNN

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Hurricane Arthur made landfall as a Category 2 storm between Cape Lookout and Beaufort, N.C., the National Hurricane Center says.

The center of Arthur made landfall at about 11:15 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane Center says.

At 11 p.m., the Category 2 hurricane had maximum winds of 100 mph and was moving northeast at 18 mph. Ref. CNN

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Hurricane Arthur weakens to a tropical storm

Arthur is now located about 65 miles southwest of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, with winds at 70 mph. Its effects in the U.S. Were mostly confined to the southern end of North Carolina's barrier islands. Ref. USAToday