Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening as it barreled toward south Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm Gulf waters as those in possible harm’s way rushed to complete storm preparations, filling sandbags, buying gas and stocking up on necessities for an expected landfall in the coming day.
Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfall1 hour agoHurricane Dora: 60 years later, a look back and forwardResidents fill up sand bags to protect their homes in anticipation of Tropical Storm Francine, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at a distribution site in a parking lot in New Orleans. –
By 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Francine was centered about 350 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana, and was moving northeast at 10 mph , the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. Water temperatures are about 87 degrees where Francine is located, said Brian McNoldy, senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science.
One resident picking up sandbags was Wayne Grant, 33, who moved to New Orleans last year and was nervous for his first potential hurricane in the city. The low-lying rental apartment he shares with his partner had already flooded out in a storm the year before and he was not taking any chances this time around.
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