NU Online News Service, Sept. 2, 1:02 p.m. EDT

While the destructive winds of Hurricane Jimena have diminished, the National Hurricane Center is warning of dangerous storm surge, as the storm is expected to make landfall between today and tomorrow.

Jimena is a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with sustained winds reaching 105 mph with higher gusts, the NHC said. The storm is expected to weaken over the next 24 hours, but will still be a hurricane when it makes landfall, the NHC said.

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