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Karen's remnants should bring needed rain to Triangle for start of work week

This image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Karen taken late Thursday night Oct. 3, 2013. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said late Thursday that Karen was about 340 miles (547 kilometers) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River and had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph) with higher gusts. The storm was moving north-northwest at 10 mph (16 kph). It could be at or near hurricane strength late Friday and early Saturday, forecasters said, with the center near the coast on Saturday.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Karen should reach the Triangle late Sunday, according to current forecasts, bringing a "significant and widespread beneficial rain event."

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