Tropical update: Tropical Storm Francine strengthens, expected to become a category 2 hurricane

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And now to that storm, francine, which is now weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall in louisiana as a category two hurricane on wednesday. it's left behind a path of destruction and that storm still unleashing heavy rain and flooding through the region as it moves north. here's abc... Read more

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We're gonna head over to cameron parish now where hundreds of people are making plans to get out ahead of the storm's path. like we said, that area is now under a mandatory evacuation order, meaning folks who choose to stay behind won't be able to get emergency services. 12 news reporter kyle orr was... Read more

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Starting at four. it's the big story. we are tracking tropical storm francine right now. storms set to make landfall tomorrow in louisiana. good afternoon, everybody. i'm jason bristol and i'm reika mutara. thanks for joining us. this is a live look here at bolivar peninsula courtesy of salt. a recon.... Read more

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We are keeping a close eye on the system in the gulf of mexico that should affect texas in the coming days. taking a live look in galveston tonight where storm surge and damaging winds could be a concern in the coming days. meteorologist kim castro is joining me now. so kim, what's the timeline looking... Read more

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Certainly. yes, we're gonna check in with alexa. correct. i believe so. alexa. are you ready for us? well, here you come. she's ready, alexa. yeah. yeah. but you were just saying that torrential rain is, uh, passing off to the north shore now. so the south shore thankfully done with the heavy rain.... Read more

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Rip the storm apart. that's what we wanna see. we wanna see this continue to weaken and even when i uh kind of enhanced our radar to see a little bit more of kind of the broad moisture, definitely that broad circulation, but this is now confined to more of the low level. it no longer has that ability... Read more

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For now. i believe we are gonna get a check on the weather, uh, in just a few minutes. i think, you know, this has been such a, are we, are we getting a check of the forecast from, from chief meteorologist chris franklin. yes. all right, chief meteorologist chris franklin, alexa trish and i were just... Read more

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Francine, which is still churning through mississippi after hitting the gulf of mexico about 24 hours ago. as a category two hurricane, you can see the center of the storm right now, about 90 miles south of memphis, tennessee. we actually just got that five o'clock advisory in. so it has moved north... Read more

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Well, francine made landfall in south louisiana last night as a category two hurricane with winds up to 100 mph. yet, some areas had to brace for up to 10 ft of storm surges and major flooding. ok. we got craig. you've been telling us about francine all week long. what's the latest on that? and what... Read more

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If you were keeping track of that calendar today is august 29th. that day hits home for many of us here in southeast louisiana. it's the day both hurricanes, katrina and ida made landfall katrina in plaque, it's parish and in hancock county in 2005 and ida in port foucher in 2021 to this day, katrina... Read more

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Hi everybody. david paul with you here in the khou 11. weather center wanted to step in and give you a complete update on what is now tropical storm francine, but is expected to become hurricane francine by tuesday morning and then slide by the upper texas coast as a category two hurricane winds of... Read more

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Now mississippi declared a state of emergency last night ahead of expected widespread flooding and dangerous levels of storm surge along the coast. the mayor of gulfport says he is expecting as much as 4 to 6 ft of storm surge. and in new orleans just take a look at the difference. a few hours can make... Read more