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A lone girl watches waves caused by Hurricane Earl in Montauk, N.Y., Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Hurricane Earl stirred up the Atlantic Ocean as it moved up the east coast. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
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US says goodbye to Earl as storm spins into Canada

Maine tropical storm warning has been discontinued

Updated: Saturday, 04 Sep 2010, 8:17 AM CDT
Published : Saturday, 04 Sep 2010, 8:17 AM CDT

BOB SALSBERG & RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press Writers

CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) - The remnants of Tropical Storm Earl have spun toward Nova Scotia, still packing high winds and rain but leaving little damage behind.

The once powerful storm now has sustained winds of 70 mph. As of 8 a.m. Saturday, it was about 40 miles south of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia.

The tropical storm warning has been discontinued for Maine. The Canadian Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch in Nova Scotia from Ecum Secum to Point Tupper.

Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm late Friday as it passed through New England waters. Cape Cod and the islands saw heavy rains but no notable damage.

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency canceled a planned damage assessment Saturday morning. A spokesman said Earl "wasn't even a really bad rainstorm."