Hurricane Earl downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall near Belize City
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Reporting from BELMOPAN, Belize — Briefly a Category 1 hurricane, the weather system named Earl weakened to a tropical storm early Thursday after making landfall in Belize.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Earl’s maximum sustained winds decreased to near 65 mph with additional weakening expected as the storm moves farther inland. Earl is forecast to weaken to a tropical depression by Thursday night or Friday morning.
Mexico discontinued all warnings associated with the storm, and Belize replaced its hurricane warning with a tropical storm warning.
Earl is centered about 90 miles west of Belize City, Belize, and is moving west near 15 miles per hour.
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UPDATES:
Aug. 4, 5:20 a.m.: This article has been updated with officials downgrading Earl to a tropical storm.
This article was originally posted at on Aug. 3 at 11:35 p.m.
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