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Hurricane #Henri was on course to make landfall on the US east coast Sunday, with millions in New England and New York's Long Island preparing for flash flooding, violent winds and power outages u.afp.com/UrPj #HurricaneHenri #NYC
#BREAKING Henri downgraded to tropical storm as it nears US east coast
#UPDATE Hurricane Henri was downgraded to a tropical storm early Sunday with landfall expected on the US east coast later in the day, US meteorologists said #StormHenri
#UPDATE Tropical Storm #Henri was set to make landfall on the US east coast Sunday, with millions in New England and New York's Long Island preparing for flash flooding, violent winds and power outages u.afp.com/UrPj #StormHenri

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