By the CNN Wire Staff Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (CNN) — Weakening by the hour but still covering a massive area, Hurricane Earl spun off the North Carolina on Thursday night, lashing parts of the Outer Banks with rain and high wind. People along the East Coast made just-in-case preparations despite the waning power of the storm. The hurricane has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday night, but warned that “Earl is expected to remain a large … [Read more]