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Francine weakens moving inland as the storm leaves behind flooding and widespread power outages

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80% Informative

NEW: Storm is downgraded to a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (35.56 kph) NEW: Some 3 to 6 inches ( 8 to 15 centimeters ) of rain possible in parts of Mississippi , Arkansas , Tennessee , Alabama , Georgia and the Florida Panhandle .

NEW: Flooding fears in New Orleans and beyond as drenching rains spread over northern Gulf Coast .

Flooding is possible in some spots in Alabama and Florida , forecasters say.

Lafourche Parish sheriff’s deputies help evacuate 26 people, including many small children, trapped by rising water.

Power outages in Louisiana topped 390,000 early Thursday in Louisiana , with 46,000 outages reported in Mississippi .

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says the National Guard will fan out to parishes impacted by Francine .

VR Score

84

Informative language

83

Neutral language

68

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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