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Tropical storm reaches Central America
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Tropical Storm Alma is hitting land along Nicaragua northwest corner, near the city of Leon. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm reached land at midday.It has knocked out power, forced evacuations, and flooded low-lying areas of Central America's Pacific coastline.Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 kph) but the storm is expected to weaken as it moves inland over Honduras.Forecasters had predicted the storm might strengthen to a hurricane before hitting land. Hurricane warnings issued for Honduras and Nicaragua were discontinued.