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Hurricane Francine is now a tropical storm hours after making landfall in Louisiana.
Francine, which was at one point a category 2 storm, hit Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon.
The National Hurricane Center says maximum sustained winds are now estimated around 70 miles per hour, down from 100 miles per hour.
Francine is expected to cause life-threatening conditions and power outages across the state, including deadly storm surge, heavy rains, and hurricane-force winds.
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