Former Tropical Storm Karen weakens to depression.
NEW ORLEANS – Karen lost more of its punch late Saturday and fell below tropical storm status while stalling off the Louisiana coast.
Even as a tropical depression with top sustained winds of 35 mph, the system threatened to bring strong wind and heavy rain to vulnerable low-lying areas. However, all watches and warnings were discontinued along the Gulf Coast.
The National Weather Service said Saturday evening that the system was stationary but expected to move across or near the southeast Louisiana coast late Saturday or early today, then track eastward and lose strength. It spent Saturday either stalled or moving slowly.
Karen was centered about 185 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/06/former-tropical-storm-karen-weakens-to-depression/ AP News source.
