Hurricane Lili makes landfall

NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA - Hurricane Lili has hit land on Louisiana&#39;s south-central coast. <br> <br> It&#39;s lashing low-lying coastal towns with wind and rain as it moves inland. <br> <br> National Hurricane Center chief Max Mayfield says the storm will be into northwestern Mississippi by tomorrow morning. <br> <br> Lili had weakened before washing ashore, but it&#39;s still packing winds of 100 miles an hour. <br> <br> The eye of the storm has passed over New Iberia, Louisiana -- about 140 miles west of New Orleans. <br> <br> Hurricane winds are extending about 60 miles from the center and are predicted to stay strong up to 100 miles inland. The entire area is under a tornado warning.

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