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| Tropical Storm Karen weakens off US Gulf Coast | Tropical Storm Karen weakens off US Gulf Coast |
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| A tropical storm which sparked an alert on the US Gulf Coast is losing strength but heavy rain and potential flooding are still expected. | A tropical storm which sparked an alert on the US Gulf Coast is losing strength but heavy rain and potential flooding are still expected. |
| As of 09:00 GMT (04:00 CDT), the storm had weakened to 40mph (64km/h) and was not expected to rise, the National Hurricane Center said in an update. | As of 09:00 GMT (04:00 CDT), the storm had weakened to 40mph (64km/h) and was not expected to rise, the National Hurricane Center said in an update. |
| Forecasters expect the centre of the storm to approach the south-east Louisiana coast on Saturday night. | Forecasters expect the centre of the storm to approach the south-east Louisiana coast on Saturday night. |
| It is the first storm to threaten the coast this Atlantic hurricane season. | It is the first storm to threaten the coast this Atlantic hurricane season. |
| News that it was weakening came after a busy day of preparations, as pickups hauled boat trailers and flatbed lorries carried loads of crab traps out of vulnerable, low-lying areas of south-east Louisiana. | News that it was weakening came after a busy day of preparations, as pickups hauled boat trailers and flatbed lorries carried loads of crab traps out of vulnerable, low-lying areas of south-east Louisiana. |
| Alabama had joined Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida in declaring a state of emergency while oil platforms out in the Gulf of Mexico were shutting production as a precaution. | Alabama had joined Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida in declaring a state of emergency while oil platforms out in the Gulf of Mexico were shutting production as a precaution. |
| Federal emergency agencies recalled workers who were on leave because of the ongoing government shutdown. | Federal emergency agencies recalled workers who were on leave because of the ongoing government shutdown. |
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