Hurricane Earl Fizzling Fast 1.72K Brian Moylan 09/03/10 11:53AM Filed to: The weather The weather Hurricane earl Weather weather report Hurricanes Storms Appic Fb tweet Hurricane Earl is weakening. The storm's been downgraded to a Category 1 and may not even be a hurricane at all when it reaches New England late tonight. And the tropical storm warning for NYC has been lifted. Hooray!