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NEW ORLEANS | Sat Sep 3, 2011 2:01pm EDT

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power early on Saturday for more than 38,000 customers, primarily in the New Orleans area, said a utility company that provides power for most of Louisiana.

Outages are expected to increase as the storm moves ashore, Entergy said on its website.

The slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee is predicted to reach the Louisiana coast later on Saturday and deluge the area with rain.

The utility company said flooded roadways could hamper travel and delay workers in getting power restored.

"With safety the highest priority, our workers cannot begin restoration until winds fall to a safe level," the company said.

(Writing by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Jerry Norton)
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mackenzie2148 wrote:
It seems really silly and cumbersome to give hurricanes human names. Why don’t the weather gurus simply give them numbers that identify when and where they occurred? There are a lot more numbers than human names. Of course, that might be too complicated and confusing to CNN if they have to send a reporter to stand in the middle of Hurricane 08162011SW. Can’t rhyme a bunch of numbers with anything either.

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