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Hurricane Florence weakens to Category 2: US forecaster

Forecast path of Hurricane Florence (AFP Graphics)

WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Florence weakened to a Category 2 storm on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center, but remained on course to deliver a powerful blow to the US east coast.

“Florence is now a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind scale,” with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 kph), the NHC said in its latest update at 0300 GMT.

© Agence France-Presse
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