Laura, which was downgraded to a tropical storm Thursday after making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds, was expected to weaken to a tropical depression overnight as it moves ...

1 p.m.: Laura weakens further to tropical storm Laura weakened to a tropical storm early Thursday afternoon with sustained winds of 70 mph. It was last moving north at about 15 mph.

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At 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Laura had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. It was about 625 miles southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana, moving west-northwest at 17 mph.