Francine is expected to intensify into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall on Wednesday.
The latest projected path for Francine as of Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at 10 a.m. CT shows a landfall somewhere along the Upper Texas and Louisiana coastline on Wednesday. The tropical storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall.The storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall somewhere along the Upper Texas or southwestern Louisiana coasts on Wednesday.
Storm Surge and Hurricane Watches are now in effect for portions of southern Louisiana where there is an increasing likelihood of life-threatening storm surge and damaging hurricane-force winds. Residents in the watch area should follow advice given by local officials. Follow…As of Monday at 10 a.m. CT, the center of Tropical Storm Francine was located about 245 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande and about 480 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana.
“Maximum sustained winds now at landfall are forecasted to be somewhere in the range of about 80 mph. So that’s going to make it a mid-to-strong Category 1 hurricane. And it’s not out of the realm of possibility that we could see a Category 2 hurricane.” said Donald Jones, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service
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