Rafael rapidly weakens to a tropical storm, NHC says
By Reuters
November 10, 2024 at 1:00:01 PM
FILE PHOTO: A man walks in a flooded street a day after Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Batabano, Cuba, November 7, 2024. REUTERS/ REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A man walks in a flooded street a day after Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Batabano, Cuba, November 7, 2024. REUTERS/ REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo
(Reuters) - The storm Rafael rapidly weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.
Rafael was located about 460 miles (740 km) east of the mouth of the Rio Grande with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kmh), the Miami-based forecaster said.
(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)
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