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What was Hurricane Don, the first Atlantic hurricane so far this year, weakened into a tropical storm Sunday as it fizzled out over a remote section of the North Atlantic, though a second system located in the tropical Atlantic could strengthen into a tropical storm as it pushes into the Caribbean Sea.
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Don’s stint as the season’s first hurricane was short lived, weakening as it entered cooler waters more than 300 miles southeast of Newfoundland, after strengthening into a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday, with maximum sustained winds peaking at 75 mph—just breaching the 74 mph threshold required to reach hurricane status.
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