Hurricane Francine is barreling toward Louisiana and an expected landfall in coming hours amid forecasts of a potentially deadly storm surge, destructive winds and widespread flooding. Francine reached Category 1 hurricane status Tuesday night after gaining strength from warm Gulf waters.
As Tropical Storm Francine gains momentum in the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans area residents are filling sandbags to prepare for possible storm surge. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Francine is getting stronger and is expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday.As Tropical Storm Francine barrels toward the Louisiana coast, it’s causing flooding and prompting the closure of schools in Matamoros, a city neighboring Texas , in Mexico’s northern state of Tamaulipas.
Once Francine makes landfall, Landry said, residents should stay in place rather than venture out into waterlogged roads and risk blocking first responders or utility crews working to repair power lines.Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfallThe governor said the Louisiana National Guard is being deployed to parishes that could be impacted by Francine.
In downtown New Orleans, cars and trucks were lined up for blocks on Tuesday to collect sandbags from the parking lot of a local YMCA. CEO Erika Mann said Tuesday that 1,000 bags of sand had already been distributed by volunteers later in the day to people hoping to protect homes from possible flooding.
There’s also the potential for 4 to 8 inches of rain with the possibility of 12 inches locally across much of Louisiana and Mississippi through Friday morning, Reinhart said.
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