Earl hits Canada with wind, water; Gaston may redevelop into storm

Once a hurricane, Earl has lost energy and its tropical-storm punch over Canada, according to government forecasters.

On Sunday, the center of the storm was 180 miles southwest of Mary's Harbour in Labrador.

The storm has had sustained winds of 65 mph and was moving north-northeast at 46 mph, the National Hurricane Center said late Sunday.

That course would take it back out to sea in the Atlantic.

Earl threatened the U.S. East Coast last week, but ultimately caused little damage. On Saturday, Earl made landfall in southern Nova Scotia, hitting Halifax with strong winds and rain.

One man died after falling out of his boat in Nova Scotia while almost 1 million were without power in the region, according to wire service reports.

Late Sunday, forecasters said a tropical depression formed off the coast of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center said the depression had sustained winds of 30 mph and was about 200 miles east-southeast of Tampico, Mexico. It was expected to strengthen some before making land and could become a tropical storm today.

Heavy rain is predicted with northeastern Mexico into south Texas getting 4 to 8 inches with as much as a foot in some places.

It could cause flash floods and mudslides.

The government of Mexico issued a tropical storm warning for the coast from Tampico to the mouth of the Rio Grande.

The Atlantic Basin where Earl originated remains on track for an active hurricane season, according to a seasonal outlook issued Sunday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From June 1 to Nov. 30, NOAA projected, with a 70 percent probability, 14 to 20 named storms and between eight and 12 hurricanes.

Also on Sunday, the hurricane center said the tropical depression that was once dubbed Tropical Storm Gaston was in the Atlantic about 600 miles east of the Leeward Islands, moving west at 15 mph.

There was a 60 percent chance that Gaston could redevelop into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center said.