Hurricane Francine: Storm weakens but leaves behind destruction in Louisiana | FOX 7 Austin

Published: Sep 12, 2024 Duration: 00:01:31 Category: News & Politics

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WORKING TO RESTORE POWER. FOX'S CAROLINE SHIVELY HAS THE LATEST LINEMEN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE DESCENDED ON SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA, TRYING TO GET THE POWER BACK ON ONE DAY AFTER HURRICANE FRANCINE MADE LANDFALL. THIS BARN HAS BEEN IN MANDY TAYLOR'S FAMILY FOR DECADES, BUT OVERNIGHT, FRANCINE, NEARLY 100 MILE PER HOUR WINDS, SENT A TREE CRASHING ONTO IT, DAMAGING WHAT SHE SAYS IS HER FATHER'S PRIDE AND JOY. HE BUILT THIS A YEAR AFTER HE BUILT THE HOUSE, WHICH WAS 78, AND THIS IS HIS WOODWORKING SHOP. WE JUST LOST MY MOM IN FEBRUARY, SO THERE'S SOME EMOTIONS THAT ARE STILL THERE. FORECASTERS SAY FRANCINE DROPPED MORE THAN HALF A FOOT OF RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF THE STATE WHEN IT MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY TWO STORM, BUT LAST WEEK, HEAVY RAIN SATURATED THE GROUND, MAKING TREES ON PROPERTIES LIKE MANDY'S MORE VULNERABLE. WHEN FRANCINE BLEW THROUGH, WE WERE DOING PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN THE FRONT, BUT NEVER THOUGHT TO DO ANYTHING BACK HERE. AS YOU CAN TELL, IT GOT SOGGY AND JUST TUMPED OVER. IT'S A SIMILAR SCENE ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST. FOLKS WERE OUT THURSDAY CLEANING UP DEBRIS AND WAITING FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED TO NEARLY HALF A MILLION CUSTOMERS WHO LOST POWER OVERNIGHT. YOU INVEST IN A HOME. INVEST IN A GENERATOR. CREWS HAVE BEEN OUT DOING DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS, BUT EXPERTS SAY THE FIRST THING TO DO IS CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND WATCH OUT FOR POTENTIAL SCAMS OUT OF STATE RESTORATION COMPANIES COMING IN PROMISING YOU MAKE SURE YOU READ WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN WRITING. FRANCINE IS THE THIRD HURRICANE TO HIT THE U.S, SO FAR THI

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