HOUMA, La. – [2]Francine[3] made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane, slamming the Pelican State with pelting rain, powerful winds and storm surge.
In Houma[4], located just southeast of New Orleans, residents were left with
Updated at 9:30 a.m.ET on Thursday, Sept.12, 2024
Francine's center of circulation is slowly moving north through Mississippi.Winds have dropped below 40 mph, so it’s officially Tropical Depression Francine now.
Heavy rain has spread across Alabama.Gusty
DULAC, La. – The terrifying power of Hurricane Francine[2] is captured in a dramatic video of a shrimp boat struggling against towering waves and howling winds[3], as a Louisiana[4] fisherman fights for survival.
"She kickin'," Lance Pellegrin said on
NEW ORLEANS – Life-threatening flooding was likely in New Orleans and communities west along Interstate 10 Wednesday night as the core of Hurricane Francine[1] moved over the region, dropping multiple inches of rain in just hours.
The National Weather Service
Hurricane Francine's fury was felt across southern Louisiana on Wednesday, even before the Category 2 hurricane made landfall[2] more than an hour southwest of New Orleans.
Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish at 5 p.m., bringing 100 mph winds