Tropical Depression Francine Brings Heavy Rainfall to the Deep South
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Francine has weakened to a tropical depression as it continues to push inland into the Deep South. Francine made landfall in Louisiana. Heavy rainfall continues in the Deep South. Francine will dissipate Friday. Francine formed into a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, Sept.
9, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. It became a hurricane on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, La, as a Category 2 storm with maximum winds of 100 mph. It brought heavy rainfall, hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surge into coastal Louisiana cities.
Francine also knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses after making landfall. Francine is moving northeast through Mississippi bringing heavy rainfall and tropical storm-force winds gusts. The storm will move further inland into the lower Mississippi River Valley today and continue to rapidly weaken. Heavy rainfall and flooding is going to be the primary threat today and Friday. The highest additional rainfall totals will be across parts of Mississippi and the Deep South.
Along with significant flash flooding, tropical-storm force wind gusts remain possible, but it will continue to weaken.