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The storm is expected to continue weakening as it travels inland. As of 11 p.m. ET Wednesday, Francine's center was about 35 miles northwest of New Orleans, the hurricane center said.
Francine is spreading dangerous conditions across the South Thursday after it slammed into Louisiana with extreme rainfall, life-threatening flooding and destructive winds that knocked out power ...
Francine slammed into Louisiana's coast as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday leaving hundreds of thousands without power and widespread flooding.
Such a warning means there’s a chance of life-threatening flooding. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry urged residents “not to panic, but be prepared" and heed evacuation warnings. Forecasters said Francine's landfall in south Louisiana was expected Wednesday afternoon as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 96 to 110 mph (155-175 kph).
Over 150,000 homes and businesses were without power in Louisiana on Thursday, one day after the center of the storm crashed onto shore in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, as a Category 2 storm ...
Major river flooding occurs in Amite River and Comite River, which experience their highest water levels since 1983. Homes are destroyed and swept away by flooding across the state. [10] In Zachary, a man is killed after a tornado knocks a tree onto his truck. [1] Damages from Tropical Storm Allison in Louisiana alone total to $65 million. [11]
Shreveport, Louisiana. Although many advances have been made towards flood protection in Louisiana, flooding is inevitable; the changing course of the river(s) will continue no matter how high the levees are built. [12] The Mississippi River flood history shows that the river has a pattern of major flooding once every decade or so.
The storm could drive life-threatening coastal flooding, high winds, drenching rain and a few tornadoes, forecasters said. Flash flood emergency for New Orleans as Francine pounds Louisiana ...