Photo by Wendy HarmanThe once mighty Hurricane Earl has now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it moves up and out of New England. The east coast and the mid-Atlantic dodged a bullet, with relatively minor damage and no reports of injuries. Here in the District, we didn’t even see a drop of rain, though we did see some impressive clouds. What does this mean for beachgoers? Well, if you canceled your hotel…

Hurricane Earl has worked itself up to a Category 4 storm, sitting just off the coast of Puerto Rico at 7 a.m. this morning, and with winds reaching 135 mph. There were some rumblings that Earl might be the next Isabel, maintaining strength and working its way up to hit us here in D.C., but those worries seem to be unfounded.