Earl marches up the East Coast

Hurricane Earl has turned slightly to the east and weakened somewhat, but is still expected to wallop the New England coast.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Friday that Earl is about 465 miles south-southwest of Nantucket and moving north-northeast at about 18 miles per hour. It is expected to move within about 50 miles of Nantucket late Friday night as a category 1 storm.

WBZ's Ed Walsh talked with Governor Deval Patrick about preparations for the storm:

WBZ's Ed Walsh gets the latest forecast from Alan Dunham at the National Weather Service office in Taunton:

The National Weather Service is forecasting winds of 45 to 55 mph on the island with gusts of up to 75 mph. On Cape Cod, winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts of up to 65 mph are expected.

WBZ's Ed Walsh spoke with Peter Martel, the Emergency Management Director for Oak Bluffs, Nantucket:

Massachusetts and Rhode Island have declared states of emergency.

A hurricane watch remains in effect from Westport, Mass. to Hull, Mass. The rest of the New England coast remains under tropical storm warnings and watches.

First light reveals some flooding on the narrow vacation islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks after Hurricane Earl passed in the night.

One to two feet of water covered roadways in the community of Buxton on Cape Hatteras early Friday, pushing loose debris around including plywood, boards, a gas station ice cooler and a trash bin.

WBZ's Deb Lawler spoke with ABC's Steven Portnoy in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina:

Mark Van Sciver from the North Carolina Emergency Operations Center said teams were moving out to assess damage. No injuries have been reported.

Earl's center passed east of Cape Hatteras early Friday with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. It was on track for the Northeast coast.

CBS Early Show Weatherman Dave Price is in Ocean City, Maryland.  He spoke with WBZ's Deb Lawler: