"A final landfall is expected later Sunday on the western side of Mobile Bay in Alabama, as a tropical storm." A tropical storm watch is in effect for metropolitan New Orleans, including Lakes Maurepas and Pontchatrain. A turn toward the northeast is expected on Sunday, when the storm will again pick up speed. "Due to a combination of strong vertical wind shear and extremely dry air nearby, Karen went from an ominous and intensifying storm Thursday to a skeletal system gasping for moisture. That struggle continues today - the surface circulation is mostly exposed, and all of the thunderstorm activity is displaced to the east of the center. If anything is certain in hurricane forecasting, it's that a storm under these conditions will not rapidly intensify."
Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/04/229210620/still-powerful-tropical-storm-karen-set-for-saturday-landfall?ft=1&f=1003
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